July 30, 1776

Posted by sydney on Jul 30th, 1776

Peacocks begin to moult & cast their splendid train. Total eclipse of the moon.

July 26, 1776

Posted by sydney on Jul 26th, 1776

Cut the grass in the little meadow.  Hay makes well.  Hops fill their poles, & throw-out lateral shoots.

July 25, 1776

Posted by sydney on Jul 25th, 1776

Bees that have not swarmed kill their drones.

July 23, 1776

Posted by sydney on Jul 23rd, 1776

Walnuts abound, but are rather small & spotted.

July 22, 1776

Posted by sydney on Jul 22nd, 1776

Bees swarm the swarm of a swarm, which swarmed itself at the beginning of June.  A neighbour has had nine swarms from four stalls: two apiece from three of them, & three from one.

July 21, 1776

Posted by sydney on Jul 21st, 1776

Missle thrushes bring forth their broods, & flock together.

July 19, 1776

Posted by sydney on Jul 19th, 1776

Sambucus ebulus.  Dwarf elder blows. Fungi begin to appear.

July 16, 1776

Posted by sydney on Jul 16th, 1776

Bees, when a shower approaches, hurry home.  One hive of bees does not swarm; the bees lie in clusters at the mouth of the hive.

July 14, 1776

Posted by sydney on Jul 14th, 1776

Young frogs migrate, & spread around the ponds for more than a furlong: they march about all day long, separating in pursuit of food; & get to the top of the hill, & into the N. field.

July 11, 1776

Posted by sydney on Jul 11th, 1776

Tilia europaea. The lime blows, smells very sweetly, & affords much pabulum for the bees.

* Bees come & suck the cherries where the birds have broke the skin; & on some autumns, I remember they attack’d & devoured the peaches & Nect. where the wasps had once made a beginning.

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