Living
A swarm of bees in May
From The Nursery Rhymes of England, collected by J. O. Halliwell (London: Warne; first ed. 1842; this printing 1886)
Living
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.
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Codex Note
Halliwell's class: Proverbs. [The following is quoted in Miege's 'Great French Dictionary,' fol. Lond. 1687, 2d part.]
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