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Section 1 – Honey & frame of wax

Class A Light honey (Two jars)
Class B Medium honey (Two jars)
Class C Dark honey (Two jars)
Class DA Granulated honey (Two jars)
Class DB Creamed honey (Two jars)
Class E Heather honey (Two jars)
Class F Three jars (one of each from any of classes A – E)
Class G Six jars of honey as offered for sale
Class H Six jars of honey as offered for sale in jars other than 454g squat
Class J One jar of honey to be “blind” judged by aroma and taste

(Black Wrapper to be supplied by Show Secretary)
Class K Novice – Two jars of run honey
Class LA Novice – Two jars of granulated honey
Class LB Novice – Two jars of creamed honey
Class M One shallow frame of capped honey
Class N One piece of cut comb (to be displayed in standard container (Gross wieight 7-9 oz/200-255g)

(Container to be supplied by Show Secretary)
Class OA Gift – One jar of run honey (To be labelled as for class G or H)
Class OB Gift – One jar of granulated honey (To be labelled as for class G – H)
Class OC Gift – One jar of creamed honey (To be labelled as for class G – H)

Section 2 - Wax

Class P One cake of beeswax (227g or more)
Class PA Novice class – Two blocks of beeswax weighing not less than 28g (1oz)
Class Q An article of beeswax made from not more than 227g wax
Class R Two beeswax candles, moulded, one to be lit by the Judge.
Class S Two beeswax candles, dipped, one to be lit by Judge

Section 3 - Consumables

Class T Mead - one bottle of sweet mead
Class U Mead - one bottle of dry mead
Class V “Jubilee rose bowl” Honey fruit cake (see recipe for honey fruit cake)
Class W Honey cake – alternative version (see recipe for honey cake)

 

Section 4 - Photographs

Class X A photograph of a honeybee or honeybees – with caption,

(not larger than 175mm x 125 mm on a mount not larger than 250mm x 200mm)
Class Y A photograph of beekeeping – with caption

(not larger than 175mm x 125 mm on a mount not larger than 250mm x 200mm)
Class Z A photograph of a bee or bees other than Apis Mellifera – with caption

(not larger than 175mm x 125 mm on a mount not larger than 250mm x 200mm)

(colour of mount is the choice of the entrant)

Section 5 - Junior Entries

Class AA Junior Entry (Age - up to 11 years); An exhibit of bees or beekeeping
Class BB Junior Entry (Age - 12 to 16 years); An exhibit of bees or beekeeping
Class CC Junior Entry; Honey flapjack (see Recipes)

For some guidance on how to prepare entries for the honey show, see National Honey Show Guidance

For information on honey jar labelling regulations see Derbyshire Trading Standards