Note that the cells are made independent of each other, and that it is
the refuse wax, like droppings of mortar in brick-laying, that seems to
tumble into the interstices to fill up.]
In the swarming season, at about the time the new queens are ready to
leave their cells, the old queen leaves the hive and takes with her
part of the workers, this being known as swarming.
[Illustration: CLIPPING THE QUEEN BEE’S WINGS