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.
2018 Results
| Class | Description | First | Second | Third | Fourth | Fifth | Number of Entries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 jars of extracted honey - light | Jen Ferry | Mark Ballard | John Chapman | 5 | ||
| 2 | 2 jars of extracted honey - medium | John Chapman | Mark Ballard | David Hopper | 8 | ||
| 3 | 2 jars of extracted honey - dark | Mark Ballard | 2 | ||||
| 4 | 2 jars of granulated or soft set honey | Mark Ballard | Elaine Laight | Jen Ferry | No Awards | David Hopper | 7 |
| 5 | 1 shallow frame for extraction | Mark Ballard | John Chapman | Archie McLellan | Sheila Stunnel | Darragh Skerritt | 5 |
| 6 | Composite; honey, wax and frame | Mark Ballard | 1 | ||||
| 7 | A cake of beeswax | John Chapman | Mark Ballard | 2 | |||
| 8 | 2 sections | Sue Chapman | Mark Ballard | Simon Marshall | 4 | ||
| 9 | 2 containers of cut comb | Mark Ballard | Jen Ferry | 2 | |||
| 10 | Sweet mead | Elaine Laight | 3 | ||||
| 11 | Dry mead | Simon Marshall | John Chapman | 3 | |||
| 12 | Honey cake to this years recipe | Daphne Blaxland | Elaine Laight | Mark Ballard | Sheila Stunnel | 8 | |
| 13 | Honey biscuits or cookies | Sheila Stunnel | Sonia Belsey | Daphne Blaxland | 5 | ||
| 14 | Novices - 2 jars honey clear or granulated | Elaine Laight | Sonia Belsey | Archie McLellan | Darragh Skerritt | 4 | |
| 15 | Candles - 2 plain | Mark Ballard | John Chapman | Jen Ferry | 3 | ||
| 16 | A moulded beeswax object | Simon Marshall | Archie McLellan | Mark Ballard | Jen Ferry | 6 | |
| 17 | Commercial - 3 identical containers | Mark Ballard | John Chapman | 3 | |||
| 18 | Gift - 1 jar extracted honey | Mark Ballard | John Chapman | Archie McLellan | 4 | ||
| 19 | Gift - 1 jar granulated or soft set honey | Mark Ballard | No Awards | David Hopper | 3 | ||
| 20 | Colour photo about bees or beekeeping | Elaine Laight | Jen Ferry | Sonia Belsey | Mark Ballard | John Chapman | 12 |
| 21 | Craft relating to bees or beekeeping | Sonia Belsey | Roma Potter | Elaine Laight | Esther McLellan | Archie McLellan | 5 |
| Total Entries | 94 |
2018 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) Mark Ballard
The Bryden Memorial Cup (best composite entry in class 6) Mark Ballard
The Gowar Memorial Cup (best Mead) Simon Marshall
The Blaxland Silver Salver (best sections in class 8) Sue Chapman
The Rose Bowl (best cake) Daphne Blaxland
The Novice Cup (best exhibit in the novice classes) Elaine Laight
The Holland Bowl (best honey in class 17 – commercial) Mark Ballard
The Chapman Cup (best photograph) Elaine Laight
The Clueit Cup (best honey in show) Mark Ballard
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) Elaine Laight