A swarm of bees in May
The following is quoted in Miege's 'Great French Dictionary,' fol. Lond. 1687, 2d part.
“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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