Our annual Honey Show is usually held during September. This offers our members a chance to show and display not just honey, but also hive products such as wax, candles and of course mead.
2019 Results
| Class | Description | First | Second | Third | Fourth | Fifth | Number of Entries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 jars of extracted honey - light | Paul Lawrence | 4 | ||||
| 2 | 2 jars of extracted honey - medium | Paul Lawrence | 7 | ||||
| 3 | 2 jars of extracted honey - dark | Mark Ballard | 2 | ||||
| 4 | 2 jars of granulated or soft set honey | Mark Ballard | 3 | ||||
| 5 | 2 jars of chunk honey | Mark Ballard | Mark Ballard | 1 | |||
| 6 | Composite; honey, wax and frame | John Chapman | Mark Ballard | 2 | |||
| 7 | 1 shallow frame for extraction | John Chapman | Mark Ballard | Tony Edwards | 5 | ||
| 8 | 2 sections | Mark Ballard | Archie McLellan | Sue Chapman | 3 | ||
| 9 | 2 containers of cut comb | Mark Ballard | 1 | ||||
| 10 | Novices - 2 jars honey clear or granulated | Sonia Belsey | Neil Byhurst | 3 | |||
| 11 | Gift - 1 jar extracted honey | John Chapman | Mark Ballard | 2 | |||
| 12 | Gift - 1 jar granulated or soft set honey | Mark Ballard | John Chapman | 2 | |||
| 13 | Commercial - 3 identical containers | Tony Edwards | Mark Ballard | John Chapman | 6 | ||
| 14 | Cake of beeswax | John Chapman | Mark Ballard | 2 | |||
| 15 | Candles - 2 plain | John Chapman | Mark Ballard | 2 | |||
| 16 | A moulded beeswax object | Simon Marshall | Mark Ballard | John Chapman | Paul Lawrence | 6 | |
| 17 | Sweet mead | John Chapman | Elaine Laight | 2 | |||
| 18 | Dry mead | John Chapman | Simon Marshall | Elaine Laight | 3 | ||
| 19 | Honey cake to this year's recipe | Sue Chapman | Melveyn Belsey | Elaine Laight | Tony Edwards | Sonia Belsey | 8 |
| 20 | Honey biscuits or cookies | Sonia Belsey | Daphne Blaxland | 3 | |||
| 21 | Colour photo about bees or beekeeping | Elaine Laight | Mark Ballard | Esther McLellan | Sue Chapman | 14 | |
| 22 | Craft relating to bees or beekeeping | Elaine Laight | Sonia Belsey | 2 | |||
| Total Entries | 83 |
2019 Cup and Award Winners
The Neves Silver Memorial Cup (highest aggregate number of points) Mark Ballard
The Chairman’s Silver Challenge Cup (best frame in class 5) John Chapman
The Bryden Memorial Cup (best composite entry in class 6) John Chapman
The Gowar Memorial Cup (best Mead) John Chapman
The Blaxland Silver Salver (best sections in class 8) Mark Ballard
The Rose Bowl (best cake) Sue Chapman
The Novice Cup (best exhibit in the novice classes) Sonia Belsey
The Holland Bowl (best honey in class 17 – commercial) Tony Edwards
The Chapman Cup (best photograph) Elaine Laight
The Clueit Cup (best honey in show) Tony Edwards
The Wax Cup (best wax in class 7) John Chapman
The Dennis Harvey Memorial Award (best entry in the Novice class
and takes the form of a beekeeping book of the winner’s choice) Sonia Belsey