A bale forming apparatus and a bale forming method form cylindrical bales. An intake device conveys material into a bale forming chamber surrounded by a bale forming mechanism. A bale in this bale forming chamber is formed by means of the bale forming mechanism. A pivotal guiding member is mounted at a free end of a guiding member arm. The guiding member arm is pivoted in a guiding direction and in a parking direction. This causes the guiding member to be pivoted into a guiding position and into a parking position. An actuator pivots a guiding member arm pivoting element in a pivoting direction that is the guiding direction or the parking direction. This pivoting step causes the guiding member arm to be pivoted in the pivoting direction.
