2. Apiaries must be constituted by means of the division of colonies or the acquisition of swarms or hives from units complying with the provisions laid down in this Regulation.
1. When a colony becomes overcrowded, the old queen stops laying eggs. The workers build cells for new queens, and about four days later cover the cells with wax. A few days after the new queen cells are covered over with wax, many of the workers and the old queen leave the hive as a "swarm". Their flight to form a new colony is called "swarming". Some workers stay behind in the hive in order to care for the larvae and the new queen.
