Bugonia

'Due to pestilence, nightingales, or gross incompetence have all your bees died? Need more bees? You're in luck! The hot new practice of bugonia may be for you!'

What is bugonia?
Bugonia is the nifty practice of generating bees from the decomposing corpse of a cow!

How do I conduct a bugonia?
First, find a small building with four windows, facing the cardinal directions.

Next, find your cow. Ideally, two years old (you will be able to tell by the horns), but any cow will do.

Then you will want to suffocate the cow by covering its mouth and nostrils. The cow will likely struggle, so be careful! Furthermore, be sure that the hide remains intact! (This is why suffocation is used).

Next, beat the corpse, so that the entrails are liquified. (Make sure the hide remains intact!)

After you've beaten the cow, gently place broken sticks, thyme, and fresh cinnamon underneath the ribs.

Now it's time to wait for the bees! As the liquified cow entrails begin to decompose, bees will eventually materialize ! First forming in the boiling bone juice, they will eventually burst out through the broken ribs like arrows in a Parthian battle charge!

Congratulations! You now have a new bee hive! Take care of them properly this time.

Appearances in the Georgics:
While there are no references to bugonia by name, the practice and its origins are described extensively throughout book 4.