 | 1867 - 378 str.
...cold winter is not injurious to bees, provided they are sufficiently prepared for withstanding it. 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 awarm in July Is scarcely worth a fly. As THE warm weather approaches do not forget to shade... | |
 | 1861 - 350 str.
...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 many stories... | |
 | 1861 - 258 str.
...other month of 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 worth a silver spoon, But a swarm in July is not worth a fly. A shower in July, when the... | |
 | Ellen Gray - 1861 - 92 str.
...bee hives near the house. Mr. Hill praised my work and said, "A swarm of bees in May is worth a stack of hay; a swarm of bees in June is worth a silver spoon ; this being April this swarm will be worth two stacks of hay." As soon as Mr. Hill put the horses... | |
 | J. J. Thomas, Editor - 1862 - 396 str.
...comparative value of swarms in May, June, and July. " A swarm of bees in May is worth a load of hny. A swarm of bees in June is worth a silver spoon. A swarm of bees in July is worth a bushel of rye ;" and another, reading " a swarm of bees in July, let them fly." I have six... | |
 | 1865 - 1136 str.
...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...spoon ; A swarm of bees in July Is not worth a fly " — the July swarm has thriven well, and this year it has produced a swarm and honey. During the... | |
 | Donald Grant Mitchell - 1865 - 346 str.
...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... | |
 | John Timbs - 1866 - 346 str.
...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 I.* worth a silver spoon; But a swarm in July In not worth a fly. [or. You had better let it fly.]... | |
 | 1866 - 216 str.
...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 str.
...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...spoon ; A swarm of bees in July Is not worth a fly. However, as I do not come on the present occasion as leader of a swarm, you will perhaps bear in mind,... | |
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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; A swarm of bees in July Is not worth a fly. 
