DEPARTMENT A-II

APIARY (BEEKEEPING)

Ray and Kerry Simmons, Superintendents

 

Entries will be received on Wednesday, September 27, from 10 a.m. until 8 p.m. and on Thursday September 28, from 7 until 9 a.m.  Please make out your entry blanks and have your exhibits in early.  Judging starts after 9 a.m. on Thursday, September 28.

Exhibitors may use their own labels or affix their name and Lot No. to the bottom of the jar or package.  However, for judging purposes, one jar or package in each Lot must have no label other than the identification tag.  All containers must be clean and of uniform size.  All honey must be in marketable shape and free of foreign matter.  All combs must be new combs wrapped in heavy cellophane or be in a single frame observation hive.

SCORE CARD FOR JUDGING HONEY

EXTRACTED HONEY  POINTS                  COMB HONEY                  POINTS

Clearness                        25                            Capping                                 25

Body                                  25                            Fullness                                 25

Color                                 25                            Cleanliness                           25

Flavor                                25                            Color                                       25

                                         100                                                                             100

 

SCORE CARD FOR JUDGING BEESWAX

 

POINTS

Attractiveness of display                    10

Color                                                      40

Cleanliness                                         50

                                                                      100

 

CLASS NO. 9 - APIARY

Extracted Honey 3 jars, 1 lb. each

First place  $3.00    Second place  $2.00

 

Lot No.

1      Catclaw

2      Mesquite

3      Very light honey, other than classified

4      Medium color honey, other than classified

5      Dark honey, other than classified

 

Other Packs of Honey

Lot No.

6      3 sections comb honey, any flavor,packed in undecorated cellophane or other suitable transparent container

7      3 containers cut comb honey, packed in any suitable table, leak proof, transparent container

8      3 jars chunk honey, 1 lb. each

9      3 jars granulated, candied honey, 1 lb. each

10           1 new comb, finished sealed honey, placed in single frame observation hives or wrapped in transparent material so that it cannot leak

11   Creative marketing

12   Pollen, 3 jars, 1 lb. each

 

CLASS NO. 10 - BEESWAX CANDLES

(2 Candles each Lot)

First place  $3.00    Second place  $2.00

 

Lot No.

13   Display of Beeswax, not less than 3 lbs., natural or sun bleached

14   Rolled foundation candle

15   Dipped candles

16   Poured candles, from a mold

17   1 newly drawn comb, dry

 

 SWEEPSTAKE AWARDS

First place  $6.00    Second place  $4.00

Best and largest number of exhibits by one person.

Computed on the point system.