The Collaborative International Dictionary
To tang bees
Tang \Tang\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tanged; p. pr. & vb. n. Tanging.] To cause to ring or sound loudly; to ring.
Let thy tongue tang arguments of state.
--Shak.
To tang bees, to cause a swarm of bees to settle, by beating metal to make a din.