Illegal beekeeping?

I'd never heard of a beekeeper who wanted his bees to swarm.  We usually manage against it.

"I am an illegal urban beekeeper. In my small Midwest town bees are classified as 'pests.' Pest indeed! In the first 16 years I lived in my house I never saw a honey bee. As a way to honor and remember my late father who kept 10 hives I decided to get a hive to release some swarms back into the wild... I did get stung once this summer for ignoring several of my rules:

1. Don't play with the bees after 2 martinis.
2. Smoke the hive before opening.
3. Don't open the hive at dusk when almost everyone is home.
4. If you aren't going to wear gloves watch where you put your fingers.

Ouch!"
-Craig Stitt,
"I Am An Illegal Urban Beekeeper"