Tonight, Joe Duffy will present on wax processing. Joe has been beekeeping for many, many years. He has been active in the MCBA by serving as president and remains active in the association’s yearly Farm Show competition. Beginning in his early years of beekeeping, Joe became fascinated with honey bee wax. With practice, he became proficient in his method of wax processing and won prizes for his entries in competitions.

Also, Ronnie and Paul Menard will discuss the art of candle making. They have been beekeeping for 10 years and have won prizes, as well, for their entries in candle competitions.

Learn all about processing wax from the experts in MCBA.

This evening, Jim Bobb will present on his travels and adventures to Nairobi where he learned and observed how African Honey bees are managed. Jim participated in a tour organized by MaryAnn Frazier who has been visiting and  gathering information on this topic over the years. Do African bee species manage varroa with less destruction and, if so, why is this possible?

Also, Paul Snellen, president of Lehigh Valley Beekeepers Association will show and tell on his efforts to promote propolis deposits on the inside of honey bee wooden ware. How do you do this and does it work ? Learn from Paul’s four years of experimenting with this important honey bee resource.