BEES AND BIRDS.

A Warwickshire correspondent says, that in that county “the first swarm

of bees is simply called a _swarm_, the second from the same hive is

called a _cast_, and the third from the same hive a _spindle_. It is a

saying in this county, that

“A swarm of bees in May

Is worth a load of hay;

A swarm of bees in June

Is worth a silver spune (spoon;)

A swarm of bees in July

Is not worth a fly.

“In Warwickshire, also, there is a different version of verses about the

swallow, &c.

“The robin and the wren

Are God Almighty’s cock and hen;

The martin and the swallow

Are God Almighty’s bow and arrow.”