Honey and Bee Items - Division No.: 3106

Judging (classes 1-6 & 15-18): July 22, 2013 at 10am

Open Judging (classes 7-13): July 24, 2013 at 4pm

July 25 – August 4, 2012 – Vote your favorite Bee My Honey photo.

August 4, 2012 – People‟s Choice Award winners will be announced and rosette placed.

Honey must be the only source of sweetening.

Full cakes, piees, and bread loafs are required.

Baking entries (brownies, cookies, candy) are to be delivered on a disposable plate inside a locked or zipped plastic bag.

Bee/Honey Gift Items (class 12) must be in basket or toher container.  These entries should weigh no more than 10 lbs. with 70% of the products made by the contestnat.

Participants should provide three (3) 1 lb. jars for honey entries (classes 7-10).  Entries should be in glass honey jars: Queenline or Gamber classic jars are the standard.

For additional helpful information, refer to the following books: Beekeeping 101 Handbook and guide for beginning beekeepers by Dana T. Stahlman and A Handbook for Honey Judges and Beekeepers Exhibiting Hive Products by James R. Thompson.

Judging Guidelines – Baking (classes 1-5):

35 Points – Flavor

20 Points – Attractively displayed

20 Points – Texture (dry, moist, course or fine)

15 Points – Attractiveness of product (over cooked, under cooked, symmetry, etc.)

10 Points – Meeting the guide lines of fair (correct number or weight, correct amount of sweetening, wrapping), or display, (on correct type of plate)

Judging Guidelines – Candy (class 6):

30 Points – Flavor

25 Points – Texture

25 Points – Handling quality in serving

20 Points – Attractive appearance

Judging Guidelines – Honey (Extracted or Liquid, classes 7-9):

25 Points – Freedom from crystals and impurities including froth

20 Points – Color and clarity

20 Points – Density (not less than 11 lbs 12 oz per gallon)

5 Points – Appearance, suitability and uniformity of containers

10 Points – Uniform and accurate volume of honey

Judging Guidelines – Honey (granulated, class 10):

30 Points – Firmness and uniformity of set, absence of froth and impurities and general condition of honey

20 Points – Flavor and aroma

20 Points – Texture of granulation (smooth and fine)

15 Points – Color

10 Points – Appearance, suitability and uniformity of containers

5 Points – Uniformity and accurate volume of honey

Judging Guidelines – Honey in Extracting Frames (class 11):

25 Points – Quality of honey

25 Points – Cappings: whiteness, completeness, evenness, and freedom from stain

20 Points – Uniformity of color of honey throughout the combs

20 Points – Thickness of comb for ease of uncapping

10 Points – General appearance

Judging Guidelines – Bee/Honey Gift Items (class 12):

30 Points – General appearance

30 Points – Quality of products

20 Points – Originality

20 Points – Variety of products

Judging Guidelines – Beeswax (class 13):

30 Points – Color; light yellow (such as undamaged by propolis and iron stain)

25 Points – Cleanliness (free from surface dirt, honey and impurities)

15 Points – Uniform appearance of all wax in entry

15 Points – Freedom from cracking, shrinkage and marks

15 Points – Aroma

Judging Guidelines – Photography (classes 14-17):

30 Points – Content as related to beekeeping

30 Points – Photographic skill

20 Points – General appeal

20 Points – Correct matting, mounting, etc.

1. Breads (full loaf) .................................................................................................................. $30 $20 $10

2. Brownies (6-8 pieces) .......................................................................................................... $30 $20 $10

3. Pies (full pie) ........................................................................................................................ $30 $20 $10

4. Cakes (full cakes; unfrosted) ................................................................................................ $30 $20 $10

5. Cookies (6-8; unfrosted) ....................................................................................................... $30 $20 $10

6. Honey candy (6-8 pieces) .................................................................................................... $30 $20 $10

Best of Show (classes 1-6)...............................................................................................Trophy and Rosette

7. Honey – water white, extra white, and white (3 each 1-lb glass jars) .................................. $50 $25 $15

8. Honey – light amber to extra light amber (3 each 1-lb glass jars)......................................... $50 $25 $15

9. Honey – amber and dark amber (3 each 1-lb glass jars) ..................................................... $50 $25 $15

10. Honey – creamed/granulated (3 each 1-lb containers) ...................................................... $50 $25 $15

Best of Show (classes 7-10)...............................................................................................Trophy and Rosette

11. Honey frames (2 per entry, any size bee proof case) ......................................................... $30 $20 $10

12. Bee/Honey Gift Items (10 lb limit, 70% products of the contestant) .................................... $30 $20 $10

13. Beeswax chunk (single piece, minimum of 1-lb) ................................................................. $30 $20 $10

Best of Show (classes 11-13)..............................................................................................Trophy and Rosette

14. Photography, adult – macro (close up of bee, flower, or beekeeping related subject) ........$25 $15 $10

15. Photography, adult – scenic (apiary subject such as flowers, hives, etc.) ...........................$25 $15 $10

Best of Show (classes 14-15)..............................................................................................Trophy and Rosette

17. Photography, youth – macro (close up of bee, flower, or beekeeping related subject) ...... $25 $15 $10

18. Photography, youth – scenic (apiary subject such as flowers, hives, etc.) ......................... $25 $15 $10

Best of Show (classes 17-18)..............................................................................................Trophy and Rosette