Refractometer Calibration Session

2nd Annual
Refractometer Calibration Session
with Jim Fraser,
EAS Master Beekeeper

Refractometers should be calibrated annually.

LEARN HOW to calibrate your Refractometer at this meeting!

HAVE IT DONE FREE: Bring your refractometer between 6:30 and 6:50pm. Jim Fraser will calibrate it to his professional grade device.

What's a Refractometer? It is a small device to measure the moisture content of honey. If your honey has too much moisture, it will ferment. That's bad, unless you are trying to make mead.

Don’t own a refractor? Come anyway to learn how to calibrate it when you DO have one.

MAIN EVENT

Teaching Children and Adults about Honey Bees

As beekeepers and bee-enthusiasts, it is important to share our knowledge and appreciation of bees. Four of MCBA's members, Alice Gambino, Carol Ossi, Jed Jaffe & Phil Frank, will share their varied approaches, tips, and tricks to help you engage your audience, whether they are tots, teens, adults or seniors.

Alice Gambino will talk about her program, Our Little Red School House, and how she uses honey bees for summer camp, home schooling and community outreach.

Phil Frank will explain his use of
"stations" for school class engagement and - often most important - assigning responsibilities to the teachers/adults who manage the students.

Jed Jaffe specializes in talks at senior and community
centers. He will share how he uses wax, frames propolis, the MCBA PowerPoint, and interesting facts to create a "Do You Know?" quiz that pits audience members against one another.

Carol Ossi will close the show by offering guidance on how to decide on main points and organize the limited time presenters may have for K-3, older kids, and adults. Carol will also introduce us to "The Forager Bee," a PowerPoint that she created and has made interactive for her audiences.