121. ¶ Of swyne.

Whoso hath sheep, swine and bees, shall surely thrive.

Have only boars and sows; no hogs.

A boar is better than a hog.

[Fol. 51.]

Rear pigs in spring and early summer.

Put the beehive in a garden or orchard.

They commonly swarm in June or July.

How to take a swarm.

[Fol. 51b.]

Never strive with bees.

Leave a hole for the bees to go in and out.

Set the hive on stakes, at least two feet from ground.

[Fol. 52.]

If a hive is fed on honey, stop the mouth of it.

Drones.

It is said, the drone hath lost her sting.