 | William Hone - 1859 - 882 trang
...hive is called a out, and the third from the same hive a tpindh. It is a saying in this county, that " A swarm of bees in May Is worth a load of hay ; A swarm of bees in June Is worth a silver spune (spoon ;) A swarm of bees in July Is not worth a fly. " In... | |
 | John Relly Beard - 1860 - 202 trang
...and May sun Make clothes white and maids dun. March winds and April showers Bring forth May flowers. A swarm of bees in May is worth a load of hay ; But a swarm in July is not worth a fly. If the first of July it is rainy weather 'Twill rain more... | |
 | 1913 - 442 trang
...What they are worth in September ?" Professor Bigelow. of course, refers to the old rhyme: " A swarm in May is worth a load of hay; A swarm in June is worth a silver spoon; A swarm In July is not worth a fly." That jingle must have been made for some locality with which I... | |
 | 1861 - 350 trang
...ioggertlited " proverbial philosopby " wil give the supposed relative value of early nud late swarms : — " A swarm of bees in May Is worth a load of hay ; A swarm of bees in Juno Is worth a silver spoon ; A swarm in July It would be an endless work to recount the... | |
 | John Timbs - 1861 - 338 trang
...afterwards built up. The relative value of a swarm, in the different months, ia thus estimated : — A swarm of bees in May Is worth a load of hay ; A swarm of bees in June Is worth a silver spoon ; But a swarm in July Is not worth a fly. [or, You had better... | |
 | John Cumming - 1864 - 278 trang
...summer, you may place a glass on each about the end of June. Do not forget the old adage — " A swarm in May Is worth a load of hay ; A swarm in June Is worth a silver spoon ; A swarm in July Is worth a fly." If your swarm is an early June one, you may save it by pushing three... | |
 | 1865 - 1136 trang
...issued from the hive, so that there were then three hives. As if to contradict the old aphorism — " A swarm of bees in May Is worth a load of hay ; A swarm of bees in June Is worth a silver spoon ; A swarm of bees in July Is not worth a fly " — the July... | |
 | Donald Grant Mitchell - 1865 - 346 trang
...horn, It 's good both for hay and corn.'' " A cold May and a windy Makes a full barn and a findy." " A swarm of bees in May Is worth a load of hay ; But a swarm in July Is not worth a fly." Will any couplets of Tennyson reap as large a fame? About... | |
 | 1866 - 216 trang
...windy Makes a full barn and a findy." 5. " A May flood never did good " (That is, a wet May). 6. " A swarm of bees in May Is worth a load of hay ; But a swarm in July Is not worth a fly." 10. " A bushel of March dust is worth the king's ransom."... | |
 | 1867 - 632 trang
...considering that ants and saw-flies have already had their turn, and remembering the old English proverb— A swarm of bees in May Is worth a load of hay ; A swarm of bees in June Is worth a silver spoon ; A swarm of bees in July Is not worth a fly. However, as I... | |
| |
A swarm of bees in May is worth a load of hay. A swarm of bees in June is worth a silver spoon. A swarm of bees in July is not worth a fly. 
