. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. 428 THU^ aMERICJEl* mmW J©URI«^. ^tf ^*^*.^^^*.^^^^^ ^^^.^^.^^^^^ Pastor ^Veyaamlt's l^cotiiresare thus commented upon in the Leipziger Bicncnzcitunfj. and translated by the Rev. S. Roese : " Flacht, a secluded spot in Gel-many, has become noted for its second course of lec- tures on Modern Bee-Keeping, by Pastor Weygandt, given on April 7 and 8,1890. Bee-keepers from all parts of the Conti- nent (from Russia, Sweden, Lusembourgh, and Switzerland) were present ; about 70 in number. Over 100 visitors from the surrounding country were present da
. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. 428 THU^ aMERICJEl* mmW J©URI«^. ^tf ^*^*.^^^*.^^^^^ ^^^.^^.^^^^^ Pastor ^Veyaamlt's l^cotiiresare thus commented upon in the Leipziger Bicncnzcitunfj. and translated by the Rev. S. Roese : " Flacht, a secluded spot in Gel-many, has become noted for its second course of lec- tures on Modern Bee-Keeping, by Pastor Weygandt, given on April 7 and 8,1890. Bee-keepers from all parts of the Conti- nent (from Russia, Sweden, Lusembourgh, and Switzerland) were present ; about 70 in number. Over 100 visitors from the surrounding country were present daily. The people of Flacht did all in their power to welcome their guests ; to add to their comfort, and make them all feel at home during the session. Mr. Dathe, the noted master of the art. aided the exhibition by bringing 67 colonies of bees, with boxes and supers, and placing them,with the rest, on the practically arranged stand. "The interesting lectures were intro- duced by the remarks of Teacher Stark, and Hen- Rudolph Dathe continued the interest in his skillful way of illustrating successful bee-keeping. " Pastor Weygandt followed in his mas- terly, fluent and charming way of present- ing points and facts of wonderful interest, worthy of being weU digested by all who heard him. "Every question asked by any manor child was answered gentlemanly and politely, and all fears that the course of lectures might be a one-sided one, became banished by the ' truth and fact' as ruling elements. " The arrival of the bee-keeping friends was full of joy and gladness, but the part- ing was sadness and sorrow, because love and good-wm had kindled and filled each ; Boys and Bees.—Mrs. L. Harrison, in the Prairie Fanner, has this to say about the use of Decoy Hives, and the fun the boys often have with catching bees : Boys, now is the time to place hives to catch runaway swarms. I knew of a farmer who had 3 colonies of bees ; they all died one very cold
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