Association Honey Show 2024

The Association Branch Honey Show is held annually in September at Middleton Hall, Tamworth. This year the show will be held on Saturday 21st September 2024.

Judges will be Peter Lewis and David Shannon.

Trophies and certificates are awarded for honey and other products and items associated with bees.

Entry is free and open to association members and their immediate family.

Following judging the show is open to the public and the honey show judge gives feedback on the quality of the exhibits.

Final date for entries will be confirmed, and full details will be emailed out.

Timings for the Day

To be confirmed – email to follow once the day has been set out

Schedule of Classes – (these are yet to be confirmed – but the list below is from 2023 so gives an idea for any new members looking)

Class 1. Two 454g jars of light honey

Class 2. Two 454g jars of medium honey

Class 3. Two 454g jars of dark honey

Class 4. Two 454g jars of soft set or naturally crystallised honey

Class 5. Two 454g jars of heather honey

Class 6. One 454g jar of liquid honey (any colour) – Gift class

Class 7. One shallow frame of honey for either extraction or cut comb

Class 8. One section of honey or one container of cut comb (minimum weight 200g)

Class 9. One plain cake of beeswax (minimum weight 227g)

Class 10. Two 454g jars of light honey

Class 11. Two 454g jars of medium or dark honey

Class 12. One 454g jar of honey – Novice class

Class 13. One plain cake of beeswax (minimum weight 150g) – Novice class 

Class 14. One 75cl bottle of mead

Class 15. An item produced from products of the hive

Class 16. A colour or monochrome photographic print of a subject of interest to beekeeping mounted on plain card (maximum size 250 x 300 mm)

Class 17. An item of artwork depicting a subject of interest to beekeeping – Junior class

Class 18. Any item of interest in beekeeping made by association member or their immediate family Class 19. One honey cake

Class 20. Six honey biscuits

Class 21. Honey candies

Class 22. A pair of matching beeswax candles

Sutton Park class. One 454g jar of honey – Novice beekeeper

Routh Challenge class. One shallow frame of honey for extraction (as supplied by Honey Show Secretary at AGM)