The swarm form
Do captured swarms abscond less if they are re-hived further away?
One reason bivouacked swarms might abscond after being hived is because the scout bees had already made a decision on where to relocate to. An individual beekeeper might never hive enough swarms to test this idea, but the collated experience of hundreds of beekeepers should provide an answer. This is an example of Citizen Science.