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will be full of interest, and his sugges- 

 tions will be free to all. We may also 

 expect most of our home-honored bee- 

 keepers to be present. 



The question for debate is not whether 

 we can afford to <yo, but can we afford to 

 stay away f The utility of our Conven- 

 tions can be aptly illustrated by the 

 skillful management of a colony of 

 bees : To gather and store a goodly 

 amount of honey, you would first crowd 

 your hive with bees. Or, to make an 

 application of Prof. Cook's compre- 

 hensive motto : " Keep all colonies 

 strong ! " let it be, " Crowd your Con- 

 vention halls.' 1 



$g° The editor of the American Bee 

 Journal was entertained at the pala- 

 tial residence of the Eev. Herbert R. 

 Peel, the Hon. Sec. of the British Bee- 

 Keepers' Association, from Saturday 

 to Monday, July 26-28. Mr. Peel is one 

 of the aristocracy of England, but one 

 who feels a deep interest in all that 

 pertains to the welfare of mankind in 

 general, and is, therefore, deservedly 

 honored by both rich and poor. He is 

 thoroughly progressive in his views, 

 and, being of unbounded energy, is 

 just the one to make the British Bee- 

 Keepers' Association one of the most 

 successful institutions of Great Britain. 

 Neither time, nor energy, nor expense 

 is spared by Mr. Peel in making this 

 Association a success. In fact, he is 

 its very life and soul. Such excellent 

 apiarists as Messrs. F. Cheshire, T. W. 

 Cowan. J. M. Hooker, John Hunter, C. 

 N. Abbott, Alfred Neighbour, Wm. 

 Carr, R. R. Godfrey, W. N. Griffin and 

 others are the chief members of the 

 body corporate, and it is difficult to say 

 what may not be done by such a body, 

 impelled by such a progressive spirit as 

 the Rev. H. R. Peel. It is needless to 

 say that our visit with this gentleman 

 and his excellent family was extremely 

 pleasant. We enjoyed it beyond meas- 

 ure. "Abbott's Hill" is the name of 

 his residence, and with its magnificent 

 grounds (some 300 acres), commanding 

 prospects of charming scenery, and 



delightful atmosphere, it is a fit place 

 for the happiness of a family, where 

 every wish is anticipated and every 

 wish is enjoyed to its fullest extent. 

 We had the pleasure of visiting " Shen- 

 dish," the residence of A. H. Long- 

 man, Esq., who is a noted breeder of 

 short-horns, hounds and horses. He 

 has the " Old Berkley" pack of hounds 

 justly celebrated for ages. They form- 

 erly belonged to Lord Eitz Hardinge, 

 and his territory for them extended 

 from London to Berkley Castle, in 

 Gloucestershire. Mrs. Longman is a 

 progressive lady apiarist, and of course 

 we interviewed her bees. She had an 

 agricultural show on the estate on July 

 29th, and had we not a previous engage- 

 ment we should have attended it. We 

 shall long remember our visit to " Ab- 

 bott Hill" and " Shendish." 



i^The festive "at home" at the 

 fine residence of Thomas W. Cowan, 

 Esq., at Horsham, near London, in the 

 shape of a grand banquet was really 

 one of the events of the season. Mr. 

 Cowan is an enthusiastic apiarist and 

 a very agreeable gentleman, and with 

 his lady gave the opportunity for the 

 prominent bee-masters of England to 

 meet their foreign visitors, and have an 

 enjoyable feast both of body and soul. 

 The weather was delightful, and all 

 appeared to enjoy the occasion to its 

 fullest extent. The foreign visitors were 

 Mons. Dennler, editor of the Alsatian 

 Bienenzuechter, of Strasburg, accompa- 

 nied by Col. Pearson, of Strasburg; 

 Herr. C. J. H. Gravenhorst, of Bruns- 

 wick, Germany, and one of the most 

 prominent of German bee-masters, and 

 the editor of the American Bee Jour- 

 nal. During this enjoyable occasion 

 the whole company were arranged in a 

 group, and photographed— the foreign 

 visitors occupying the foreground, 

 backed up by the English apiarists who 

 were present. In the course of the 

 afternoon the silver medal of the Brit- 

 ish Bee-Keepers' Association was 

 awarded to each of the foreign repre- 

 sentatives in honor of their visit and 



