Honey and Bees
Honey & Bees Class #5
Premiums: 1st- $10 and Ribbon * 2nd- $7 and Ribbon * 3rd- $5 and Ribbon
7 Lots Total Premium $ 154.00
Chairperson: Scott Sutton
Sponsored by: Houston Stewart Beekeepers
* Check general rules for basic information.
* Entries will be accepted Tuesday between 10:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
* Entries must be picked up no sooner than Monday, 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
1. Entries in pound size jars.
2. One entry per lot, per exhibitor.
3. Two entries per lot, per family.
4. Frames of honey should be in sanitary, bee-proof container.
5. All honey and beeswax must be produced by exhibitor.
Lots Score Card
Lot 1 - Extracted honey - Light
Attractiveness 35
Cleanliness 30
Color 15
Viscosity 20
Lot 2 - Extracted honey - Dark
Attractiveness 35
Cleanliness 30
Color 15
Viscosity 20
Lot 3 - Honey with comb
Attractiveness 35
Cleanliness 20
Color 10
Viscosity 10
Cut of comb 10
Full cap of cell 15
Lot 4 - Frame of honey
Attractiveness 40
Cleanliness 10
Color 15
Full cap of cells 15
Comb draw 20
Lot 5 - Beeswax
Attractiveness 20
Color 20
Appearance 10
Pureness 40
Mold 10
Lot 6 - Bees Exhibit of bees on comb in observation hive
Comb draw 15
Conformity of bees 20
Appearance 30
Pattern of brood 20
Lot 7 - Articles Made from Beeswax


