 | Harvey Prindle Peet - 1850 - 278 pàgines
...Now too the bees begin to swarm. Have you ever heard the old saying about early and late swarms 1 " 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." Milking. A n«wly hived Swarm, of Bcet. That must be a good... | |
 | William Augustus MUNN - 1851 - 64 pàgines
...to remain. The supposed relative value of early and late swarms is thus mentioned in an old English proverb : — A swarm in May, Is worth a load of hay. A swarm in June, Is worth a silver spoon ; A swarm in Jnly, Is not worth a fly. 43 SWARMING AND HIVING THE BEES. EVERY good swarm should weigh... | |
 | Thomas James - 1852 - 114 pàgines
..." proverbial philosophy " will give the supposed relative values of early and late swarms : — *' A swarm in May Is worth a load of hay ; A swarm in June Is worth a silver spoon ; A swarm in July IB not worth a fly." ever, happens that there are more than two from the same hive,... | |
 | 1852 - 324 pàgines
...proverbial philosophy" will give the supposed relative values of early and late swarms : — " A swftrm 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." is called a " maiden or virgin swarm," and the honey is reckoned... | |
 | Year - 1853 - 260 pàgines
...adage, which people employed in hiving them often repeat with great pleasure : — " A swarm of bees in May Is worth a load of hay ; A swarm in June Is worth a silver spoon ; A swarm in July Is worth a butterfly." The early swarm gives time for gathering in a large stock... | |
 | Anne Elizabeth Baker - 1854 - 478 pàgines
...is thus estimated in popular rhyme: 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 let it fly. industrious little insects. Amongst the most popular is the belief in... | |
 | 1861 - 258 pàgines
...the year : it is an " unlucky mouth." The proverb is recorded by Washington Irving. v A swarm of bees in May is worth a load of hay, A swarm in June is...silver spoon, But a swarm in July is not worth a fly. A shower in July, when the corn begins to fill, Is worth a plough of oxen and all belongs thcrctill.... | |
 | 1913 - 442 pàgines
...remember 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... | |
 | John Timbs - 1861 - 338 pàgines
...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 let it fly.] In some parts of Surrey, as at Dorking, the first migration from the... | |
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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. 
