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America's Represntative to Europe. 



The " North American Bee-Keepers' 

 Society," at its last annual meeting, 

 appointed the President of the Society 

 as its Representative to attend the 

 meetings of the different Bee Conven- 

 tions and Honey Shows to he held 

 during this summer in Europe, to offi- 

 cially represent the bee-keepers of 

 North America, and aid in establishing 

 a bond of union that may be universal 

 in its adaptation and world-wide in its 

 effect. 



In accordance with this action of the 

 National Association, health and cir- 

 cumstances permitting, we shall start 

 on this mission in June, arriving in Lon- 

 don about July 1st, in time to attend the 

 London Exhibition of the Royal Agri- 

 cultural Society of England (June 30th 

 to July 7th, 1879). At this Exhibition, 

 the British Bee-Keepers' Society offer 

 £25 as prizes for hives, surplus honey 

 and manipulation with bees. 



We are informed by the Rev. Herbert 

 R. Peel, Hon. Secretary of the British 

 Bee-Keepers' Society, that another Ex- 

 hibition will be held during July at 

 South Kensington. If possible, we shall 

 arrange to attend this also, as well as 

 some of the County Associations occur- 

 ring about that time. 



We intend going to France about 

 August 1st, but as yet are not advised 

 definitely of the arrangements made by 

 Mons. Hamet, editor of L'Apiculteur, 

 and Mons. Delinotte, Secretary of the 

 "Societe Centrale d'Apiculteur." These 

 gentlemen assure us a hearty welcome. 



We shall visit the Switzerland, Italy, 

 Austria and Denmark, but cannot now 

 state the definite arrangements. 



It isextremly gratifying to notice the 

 enthusiasm with which our visit is 

 hailed by the apiarists of Europe, as 

 will be seen by the following : 



Herr R. Mayerliceffer, editor of the "Aus- 

 trian Bienen Zeitung," on March 31, 1879, 

 writes : "More than all I rejoice in the an- 

 ticipation of the pleasure of welcoming you 

 in person at Prague, at the meeting of the 

 German and Austrian Congress, which will 



be held here from the 7th to the 11th of Sep- 

 tember next. I will do all in my power to 

 make your visit as agreeable as possible." 



C. N. Abbott, Esq., editor of the " Brit- 

 ish Bee Journal," writes, "Your proposed 

 visit I am sure will be fully appreciated by 

 all here as a great honour. Individually I 

 shall be most happy to see you." In the 

 " British Bee Journal " the editor says : 



"It will be flattering and pleasing to the 

 brotherhood of British bee-keepers to know 

 that the distinguished editor of the Ameri- 

 can Bee Journal has been appointed by 

 the North American Bee-Keepers' Associa- 

 tion to visit this country, to attend the 

 various bee and honey shows which will 

 take, place during the ensuing summer, with 

 a view to establishing similar institutions 

 on the other side of the Atlantic. * * * 

 They (the associations) will spare no pains 

 to make their shows worthy the compliment 

 implied. America has shown us that there 

 is a market for honey in Great Britain, and 

 we must try and show her Representative 

 our best method of stimulating bee-culture." 



C. J. H. Gravenhorst, Esq., well-known as 

 an eminent apiarist of Germany remarks : 

 "And now, Mr. Editor, let me tell you how 

 very glad the German and Austrian bee- 

 keepers will be, to have the great pleasure 

 of meeting you at their 34th Congress at 

 Prague ; to welcome a man who is not only 

 the delegate of the American bee-keepers, 

 but one who has labored so assiduously for 

 the progress of bee keeping." 



We intend to take with us some mod- 

 els and a few of the most approved 

 American implements for the apiary to 

 exhibit to our friends on the other side 

 of the Atlantic Ocean. 



Sections.— Dr. J. W. Greene remarks : 

 "I have had some two-comb sections made 

 of % inch stuff, tops, sides and bottoms ; 

 can I hold them together as a box with rub- 

 ber bands ?" We reply that we very much 

 prefer to have sections nailed. They may 

 be held together with rubber bands, but 

 their only strength will be the propolis used 

 by the bees. Those sections all in one piece 

 and glued at the corners, are strong and 

 nice. They are illustrated on another page. 



(SP The editor of the Bee Journal in- 

 tends to be present at the Conventions of 

 the " Southern " and "Central" Kentucky 

 Associations, to be held early in this month, 

 and hopes to meet many of the bee-keepers 

 of "old Kentucky." 



