afterswarm
noun as in strong fondness
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Example:Afterswarms are similar to rescue swarms; both are second waves of bees leaving a hive.
Definition:A second swarm that arises from a colony when the first swarm departs and the hive becomes overcrowded.
Example:The bee biologist referred to the afterswarm as a replum during her lecture on bee behavior.
Definition:In entomology, a cluster of bees that emerge when the hive is overcrowded and a new swarm is needed.
Example:After the loss of the first swarm, the bee colony decided to generate a replacing swarm, which was termed an afterswarm.
Definition:A swarm that forms after the initial swarm when additional bees are needed to maintain the colony.
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