June 8, 1778

Posted by sydney on Jun 8th, 1778

Bees go into their hives covered all over with a yellow farina, so that they look like wasps.

June 12, 1776

Posted by sydney on Jun 12th, 1776

Drones abound round the mouth of the hive that is expected to swarm.  Sheep are shorn.

June 13, 1773

Posted by sydney on Jun 13th, 1773

Sanicula europaea.  Lysimacha nemorum.  Bees swarm.  Pease in the fields thrive wonderfully.  Thunder.

June 9, 1772

Posted by sydney on Jun 9th, 1772

Apis longicornis. The long-horned bees bore their nests in the ground where it is trodden the hardest.

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