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* A laid queen cell cup is always an indication of swarming behavior. | * A laid queen cell cup is always an indication of swarming behavior. | ||
* If wax foundations have not been built, swarming has begun and vice versa. | * If wax foundations have not been built, swarming has begun and vice versa. | ||
* If swarming behavior has clearly begun split the swarming hives so that the new hive will be formed with the queen from the old hive | * If swarming behavior has clearly begun, split the swarming hives so that the new hive will be formed with the queen from the old hive. | ||
* Only two swarm cells should be left to develop while | * Only two swarm cells should be left to develop, while any additional swarm cells should be removed. | ||
* The old hive will grow the new queen from a swarm queen cell. | * The old hive will grow the new queen from a swarm queen cell. | ||
* The new queen from the queen swarm cell can be replaced with a bred queen either later in summer or during winter feeding in fall. | * The new queen from the queen swarm cell can be replaced with a bred queen either later in summer or during winter feeding in fall. | ||