"If they swarm in May,

They're worth a pound next day.

If they swarm in July,

They're not worth a fly."

Bees must never be bought. It is best to give a sack of wheat for a hive.


Dinnick is the Devonshire name of a small bird, said to follow and feed the cuckoo.


A cat will not remain in a house with an unburied corpse; and rooks will leave the place until after the funeral, if the rookery be near the house.