Oct. 27, 1904. 



THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



725 



will contribute to the success and better unification of all 

 interests, rather than anything that might eng-ender still 

 further strife, or invite unfavorable criticism. 



We wish to thank Mr. Dadant for writing as he has. 

 He is always fair-minded, and seeks only to advance the 

 best interests of the National Association and its members. 



Mr. John Nydeggep's Apiary, in Vermillion Co., 111., 

 is shown on the first page this week. When sending the 

 pictures (of his apiary and Mr. Blatt's bee-house), he wrote : 



I began in 1870 to keep bees in Berne, Switzerland. My 

 hives were the so-called Burki hives, which are the most 

 common in Switzerland. Later I tried the Blatt, which are 

 the same as the Langstroth here, and also the Baden Vere- 

 insmass, the Gravenhorst " Bogenstulper " (a- straw hive 

 with curved top, which is turned over to take the frames 

 out), and many others, but the Burki hive is the best, after 

 all. 



My hives were nearly all arranged for several colonies ; 

 three of them were arranged for IS. I had about 100 hives, 

 and many of them on the side veranda of the house. These 

 combination hives must be worked at from behind, which 

 is somewhat slower, but the bees never get as angry as 

 when they are approached from above. They are also 

 cheaper and better for winter. Anybody who does not keep 

 many bees should have only that kind. 



In Switzerland, I had the Swiss bee-journal and the 

 Eichstadter journal. In 1874 the Swiss bee-keepers' asso- 

 ciation, of which I was a member, went to Stassburg to the 

 German-Austrian meeting, which was very interesting and 

 instructive. There we saw all the great authorities, and 

 talked to some. I also had a talk with Father Dzierzon. 



In the Bernese Bee-Keepers' Association I was for 

 many years treasurer. 



In 1882 I went to Farmer City, 111. I brought a large 

 box of empty combs with me, and in the fall I had about 10 

 colonies. But as I was on a farm I did not have much time 

 for bees. 



Now I have about SO colonies, the hives all facing south. 

 They are all in the large, winter boxes, which are 3x28x26 

 inches. My present hives are again made according to the 

 Burki system, only I have arranged them so that I can 



hang the sections in all the frames when I want to. The 

 brood-frames are therefore 12;4x8;, inside, and the upper 

 ones 12,^^x4'^'. I can use all my frames for comb honey or 

 for extracted. Extracted honey is the main thing with me. 



I have again tried the Langstroth here, but I do not 

 care for it any more. I have also made a box for 8 colonies, 

 but have no bees in it yet. 



I also send a picture of Blatt's bee-house, which has 

 room for 360 hives, besides bedroom and workshop for him- 

 self. It is at Rheinfelden, Switzerland. 



John Nydeggkr. 



Mr. John H. Terens, whose picture appears on the 

 first page, is thus written up by his friend, Mr. C. H. 

 Voigt : 



John H. Terens, a bee-keeper in Manitowoc Co., Wis., 

 passed away July 20, 1904. He was born in Germany, Nov. 

 2. 1833, and came to this country with his parents in 1847. 

 He learned the tinker's trade in Sheboygan, Wis., served as 

 I a soldier in the 27th Wisconsin Infantry, and passed sev- 

 eral years in California. He was married in 1854 to Miss 

 Annie Malone. In 1862 he settled in Mishicott, Wis., where 

 he established a hardware business, of which he made a 

 success. Some years ago he retired from business, putting 

 up a nice little home near the village, in which he lived at 

 the time of his death. The writer has known Mr. Terens 

 for 30 years as a straight, honest, and upright man, and he 

 was held in high esteem by those who knew him. 



Mr. Terens was interested in bees as a boy, his father 

 having kept bees in the old country, where he helped in the 

 apiary. The bee-fever did not leave him, so when he settled 

 down for himself he bought some bees, and kept them until 

 his death. 



Three years ago the writer and a friend called on Mr. 

 Terens to get his opinion in regard to organizing a bee- 

 keepers' association. He thought that was the very thing 

 to do, and the result was that the Northeastern Wisconsin 

 Bee-Keepers' Association was organized, of which he was 

 the president from the start. At the last election he asked 

 us to put in a president who had more get and push about 

 him, but he was elected without a single dissenting vote, 

 which shows in what high esteem he was held by his 

 brother bee-keepers. Mr. Terens leaves a wife and two 

 children — a son and a daughter. C. H. VoiGT. 



Report of the Western Illinois Convention. 



The Western Illinois Bee-Keepers' Association met 

 Sept. 20, 1904, and there was a large attendance for so 

 young an organization. We met with only one great dis- 

 appointment, and that was the day was altogether too short. 

 The county court-house is a fine, large structure, and the 

 court-room a model place for a meeting, easily found by 

 bee-keepers from a distance, and as we had a good attend- 

 ance, the reporters of the daily papers were on hand and 

 very anxious to get a good report. 



Galesburg has two dailies, and the two reporters were 

 each very anxious to outdo the other. We tried to aid them 

 so as not to let them publish something injurious to the bee- 

 industry, by giving them some points, but the articles they 

 wrote themselves, and, considering they knew nothing of 

 bees, they did pretty well. 



We gave each reporter two nice sections of honey when 

 the convention was over, to let them sample our products. 

 for which they expressed themselves as very much pleased, 

 and each agreed to send a sample of his paper free to each 

 member of the Association — and they kept their promise. 



A table was filled with samples of honey in several dif- 

 ferent kinds of sections, also extracted honey, and a large 

 cake of beeswax ; also fence separators, smokers, etc. I 

 send a copy of the report as it appeared in the daily paper. 

 Of course, a reporter likes to enlarge a little to make it in- 

 teresting, but they appreciated the kind treatment and 

 honey, and worked for our interest. Their reports appeared 



in the daily and weekly edition, and will consequently be 

 read by several thousand consumers of honey. So you see 

 if we are careful to aid the reporters at bee-conventions they 

 have the power to do us lots of good. But, on the other 

 hand, if we ignore them, and fail to give them some in- 

 struction, they may through ignorance of bee-knowledge 

 do us much harm. 



The honey leaflet, "Some Facts About Honey and 

 Bees ", has been republished by many papers, as members 

 gave editors a leaflet and it was published in full by several 

 papers that I have read. J. E. Johnson, Pres. 



[The report of the convention as published in the Gales- 

 burg Evening Mail, reads as follows : — Editor.] 



The second annual meeting of the Western Illinois Bee- 

 Keepers' Association, held yesterday in the county court- 

 room at the court-house, was a gratifying success to the 

 members. The discussions were interesting and instruc- 

 tive, and the attendance was large, representatives being 

 present from nearly every district within a radius of 30 

 miles of this city. 



The interest in the Association is keen, and a long and 

 healthy life is assured if one is to judge by the number who 

 answered to roll-call. The Association, though organized 

 only last fall, has grown with surprising rapidity, and has 

 increased its memlsership threefold, a fact which is encour- 

 aging to the organizers and promoters. President J. E. 

 Johnson and Secretary E. D. Woods. 



The principal object of yesterday's sessions was to per- 

 mit a free and thorough discussion of " Honey and Bees ", 



