A bale forming apparatus for forming cylindrical bales (B, B') of material, the bale forming apparatus comprises - an intake device with an outlet, - a bale forming device, - a bale supporting construction, - a bale pushing device, - a pivotal guiding member, and - several further guiding members (8, 113, 114, 118), the bale forming device comprises a bale forming means adapted for surrounding a bale forming chamber adjacent to the outlet, the guiding members (8, 113, 114, 118) are adapted for guiding the bale forming means, the intake device is adapted for conveying material through the outlet into the bale forming chamber, the bale forming device is adapted for forming a bale (B, B') from material conveyed in the bale forming chamber by means of the bale forming means, and the bale supporting construction is adapted for carrying a bale which has been formed in the bale forming chamber, characterized in that the bale pushing device is pivotally mounted such that the bale pushing device - can be pivoted around a pivoting axis into a pushing start position and from the pushing start position in a pushing direction into a pushing end position and back from the pushing end position into the pushing start position and - performs a reciprocating movement when being pivoted from the pushing start position via the pushing end position back into the pushing start position, the bale pushing device is arranged such that pivoting the bale pushing device from the pushing start position in the pushing direction pushes a bale formed in the bale forming chamber away from the outlet and onto the bale supporting construction, the pivotal guiding member is pivotally mounted and can be pivoted into a guiding position, the bale forming apparatus is adapted such that - pivoting the bale pushing device into the pushing end position causes the pivotal guiding member to be pivoted into the guiding position and - pivoting the bale pushing device back from the pushing end position into the pushing start position moves the bale pushing device towards the outlet, the pivotal guiding member in the guiding position contributes to guiding the bale forming means such that a bale forming chamber surrounded by the bale forming means and adapted for forming a further bale (B') is also provided when the bale support construction carries a bale. - an intake device with an outlet, - a bale forming device, - a bale supporting construction, - a bale pushing device, - a pivotal guiding member, and - several further guiding members (8, 113, 114, 118), - can be pivoted around a pivoting axis into a pushing start position and from the pushing start position in a pushing direction into a pushing end position and back from the pushing end position into the pushing start position and - performs a reciprocating movement when being pivoted from the pushing start position via the pushing end position back into the pushing start position, - pivoting the bale pushing device into the pushing end position causes the pivotal guiding member to be pivoted into the guiding position and - pivoting the bale pushing device back from the pushing end position into the pushing start position moves the bale pushing device towards the outlet,