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Re: Proverbs about Bees
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Mark Hoguet <[log in to unmask]>
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Fri, 16 Aug 2002 17:47:19 -0400
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This anonymous rhyme comes from The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations 2nd
Edition (London: OUP 1953):

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. -- Old Rhyme

I hope it helps! :)
Mark

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