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BEES PROGNOSTICATORS OF THE WEATHER
Mr. J. A. Payne, author of Bee-keeper's Guide, says :
I am not aware that bees have eyer been placed in the list of those creatures which are said to foretell the changes of the weather, as Many animals of the feathered and insect tribes are; but in my opinion they stand foremost of the weather wise. A nice observer, by looking at them in the early morning, during the working season, will very soon be able to form an opinion as to what the day will be, and that almost to a certainty; for they will sometimes appear sluggish and inactive, although the morning is very bright, and showing every appearance for a fine day; but the sun soon becomes clouded, and the rain follows. And again, the morning may be dull and cloudy, and sometimes rain may be falling, when they may be observed going out in considerable numbers; and as sure as this is seen, the day becomes bright and fair.
Cottage Gardener and Country Gentleman's Companion, Volume 2 (1849)
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