Gather hay in June

Posted by Gary Martin on June 24, 2009 at 15:36

In Reply to: Gather hay in June posted by Mary Hood on June 24, 2009 at 15:33:

: "Gather hay in June is ????? a silver spoon, gather hay in July ????"
: This was an old farmers quotation, which I don't quite remember. Any help please?

Around here (Devon) and I think also elsewhere in the UK, it's bees, not hay:

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 isn't worth a fly