WARWICKSHIRE COUNTY HONEY SHOW SEPTEMBER 26th 2026
Warwickshire County Honey Show, in The Heart of Warwick, saw entries of 345 with 141 from Sutton Coldfield & North Birmingham Branch. We retained the Nuneaton Cup with 248 points, Birmingham coming 2nd with 178 points. Well done ! Congratulations to our Prize Winners
Congress Cup James Mundye
Centenary Trophy Bernard Diaper
Tudor Goblet Shirley Diaper
Foster Bequest Cup (Novice) Maria Barnard
Many thanks to all that entered the Show, especially those members who took exhibits for other members, they are really appreciated for their time and hard work, well done to the Novice entrants, hopefully they enjoyed the ‘Open Judging’ of their exhibits by Sharif & Douglas. A big thank you to Leonie for her imaginative display of ‘100 Years Of Winnie The Pooh’, assisted by Simon, the skills and workmanship was amazing, it certainly was a delight to behold, and came in a very respectable 2nd place.
The 3 Judges were Sue Carter from Chorleywood, Herts, Ivor Flatman from Yorkshire and Elaine Hargreaves from Lancashire & Preston, they said the show was exceptional.
Below listed members results
Light Honey
1st Matthew Powell, C Bernard Diaper
Medium Honey
VHC Simon Gnaidkowski, HC Phil Barnard, C Maria Barnard
Dark Honey
2nd Maria Barnard, VHC Bernard Diaper
Ling Honey
3rd James Mundye, VHC Will Van der mere
Crystalised Honey
3rd Julia Wigfield
Creamed Honey
2nd Jo Cope
Section Honey
2nd Lee Greatorex
Cut Comb
1st Simon Gniadkowski, 3rd James Mundye, VHC Lee Greatorex
Frame for extraction
2nd Steve Corbett, 3rd Alison Vaux
Six jars of honey
2nd James Mundye
Dry mead
3rd Lee Greatorex
Sweet mead
1st Julia Wigfield
Melomel or metheglin
3rd James Mundye, VHC Julia Wigfield
Cake of beeswax
1st James Mundye, VHC Izzy Mundye, HC Julia Wigfield
Beeswax candles
2nd Izzy Mundye, VHC Fiona Mundye
Honey cake
1st Shirley Diaper, HC Izzy Mundye
Honey cake to own receipe
1st Fiona Mundye
Fancy cakes
2nd Lee Greatorex, VHC Izzy Mundye, C Alison Vaux
Gift Honey Light
1st Bernard Diaper, 2nd Julia Wigfield, VHC Simon Gnaidowski
Gift Honey Medium
1st Matthew Powell, 2nd James Mundye
Gift Honey Set
3rd James Mundye, VHC Simon Gnaidkowski, HC Julia Wigfield
Composite display
2nd Fiona Mundye, VHC Julia Wigfield
Item of Beekeeping equipment
1st Simon Gnaidkowski
Work of Art
1st Becca Mundye
Photographic print
1st Fiona Mundye, 2nd Lee Greatorex
Novice Light Honey
1st Maria Barnard, 2nd Phil Barnard, C Mateusz Slusarczyki
Novice Medium or dark honey
1st Maria Barnard, 2nd Jo Cope, 3rd Phil Barnard, HC Mateusz Slusarczyki
Novice set honey
1st Maria Barnard, 2nd Phil Barnard
Novice frame for extraction
1st Jo Cope
Novice cake of beeswax
2nd Phil Barnard, VHC Maria Barnard, HC Jo Cope
Branch Composite 2nd Sutton Coldfield & North Birmingham
