2023 Honey show
NAIRNSHIRE FARMING SOCIETY
Est. 1798
SCHEDULE
for
HONEY
SECTION
for the
Nairn Agricultural Show
Saturday, July 29th - 2023
· Entry is open to all, but trophies must stay in Nairnshire.
· There is no entry fee.
· Exhibitors are only allowed one entry in each class. Photographers, however, are allowed to enter up to three photos. (Please see page 3 for photographic requirements and note the earlier date for photo submissions.)
· All honey show entries (excluding photography) will be accepted from 4:00 p.m. to 6:45 p.m. on Friday, 28th July.
· Judging begins at 7 p.m. on Friday 28th July.
· Honey and comb entries must have been produced by the exhibitor’s bees.
· Honey from the 2022 season, as well as 2023, will be allowed as entries.
· Honey should be in standard “squat” type jars of 454g/1lb capacity, with gold screw-cap lids.
· Cut comb should be shown in plastic containers.
· Sections should be shown in purpose built showcases.
· Mead must be displayed in clear, 75 cl. bottles, sealed with white plastic/cork stoppers, suitable for easy removal by the judge.
· Candles should be uniform in shape, colour and size and each candle must be able to stand without support. One candle may be lit by the judge.
· All baking entries must be to the prescribed recipes on page 4 of this schedule.
· All cakes are to be displayed on white paper plates, which will be provided by the Honey Section Committee.
· Trophies are retained for one year only.
Schedules for Baking, Produce & Handcrafts, and Horticulture & Floral Art are available separately from: Nairn Library, Nairn Museum, Section Stewards and Show Secretary -
Email http://www.nairnshow.org.uk/
SECTION 30 – HONEY
Convenor: Heather Lansdell
Honey Judge: Brenda McLean
Photography Judge: Dave Freeman
CLASSES
1. Two Jars of Extracted Liquid Honey (light)
2. Two Jars of Extracted Liquid Honey (medium)
3. Two Jars of Extracted liquid Honey (dark)
4. Two Jars of Extracted Liquid Honey (ling heather)
5. Two Jars of Extracted Granulated Honey (ling heather)
6. Two Jars of Extracted Granulated Honey (not ling heather)
7. Two Jars of Creamed Honey
8. Two 454g/1lb sections of Honey
9. Two Pieces Cut Comb 240g-480g (8oz to 16oz)
10. One Shallow Comb (suitable for extraction)
11. One cake of Beeswax (not less than 240g (8oz))
12. Three Dipped Beeswax Candles
13. Three Rolled Beeswax Candles
14. Three Moulded Beeswax Candles
15. Five moulded beeswax blocks
16. One Honey Fruit Cake as prescribed recipe on p.4
17. Four Small Honey Buns as prescribed recipe on p. 4
18. Honey and Date Loaf as prescribed recipe on p. 4
19. One Bottle of Dry Mead
20. One Bottle of Sweet Mead
21. One Skep made by the Exhibitor
22. Photography
EXHIBITORS PLEASE UPLIFT ALL EXHIBITS AFTER 4:00pm ON SATURDAY.
All exhibits are entered at the owner’s risk and, while all reasonable care will be taken, Nairn & District Beekeepers’ Association will not be liable for any loss or damage before, during, or after the show.
TROPHIES:
BILL ROWE MEMORIAL TROPHY for best heather honey exhibit.
BINGHAM TROPHY for best honey exhibit.
EOIN FRASER CUP for competitor winning most points in honey section.
DAVID STEWART BEEKEEPERS TROPHY for best novice entry in honey section. NDBKA defines a novice as someone who is currently in their third season of beekeeping or less. The novice also must not have previously won a beekeeping trophy.
BRENDA McLEAN BEESWAX TROPHY for most points in beeswax section.
LYNNE LARBY BAKING TROPHY for most points in baking section.
FRANK MIRTLE TROPHY for best entry by an under-18, any class.
MARGETTE FRENCH TROPHY for best skep entry made by the exhibitor.
NAIRN BEEKEEPERS’ ASSOCIATION PHOTOGRAPHIC TROPHY for the winning photograph
PHOTOGRAPHY REQUIREMENTS:
· Photographic entries must have a honeybee-related theme.
· Each photographer may submit up to three photos.
· Photo entries should be sent to dave@natureseye.co.uk by July 14. Please include your name in your email.
· Photos submitted must be the exhibitor’s own work and should not have previously won a prize at the Nairn Honey Show.
· Photos must not include watermarks, borders, or signatures.
· NDBKA reserves the right to display all submissions in a not-for-profit capacity at future NDBKA events.
RECIPE FOR HONEY FRUIT CAKE
Ingredients
200g (7oz) Self Raising Flour, sifted
110g (4oz) Butter
175g (6oz) Honey
2 Medium Eggs
175g (6oz) Sultanas
110g (4oz) Glace Cherries, halved
Milk (optional)
Method
Preheat the oven to 180°C /350°F/gas mark 4.
Cream honey and butter together.
Beat eggs well and add them alternately with sifted flour, then fold in sultanas and cherries.
A little milk may be added if necessary.
Turn into a buttered, circular tin, 16.5-19 cm (6½ inch-7½ inch) in diameter.
Bake for approx 1¼ to 1½ hours, until well-risen and golden.
Cool on a wire rack.
RECIPE FOR HONEY BUNS
Ingredients
120g (4oz) Self-Raising Flour
2 Eggs
60g (2oz) Honey
60g (2oz) Brown Sugar
120g (4oz) Butter
Method
Cream butter, sugar & honey.
Add eggs, then flour.
Put a dessert-spoonful of mixture in a paper-case and bake for 20 minutes in a moderate oven. (Double this amount to be sure of getting 4 perfect buns).
RECIPE FOR HONEY AND DATE LOAF
Ingredients
175g Plain Flour
25g Butter
25g Sugar
1 Egg
100g Dates
225g Honey
Pinch of Salt
Half a level teaspoon Baking Soda
5 tablespoons Boiling Water
Method
Grease loaf tin.
Stone and chop dates and pour boiling water over them, then leave to cool.
Beat egg. Dissolve the baking soda in water which has been drained from dates.
Sift dry ingredients and rub in butter. Add the sugar.
Make a well in centre and add egg, water, dates and honey.
Mix thoroughly then turn into prepared loaf tin (454g/1lb).
Bake in a moderate oven for about one hour.
2022 Honey Show Results
CLASS 1: 2 Jars Liquid Honey, Light
1st place – Heather Lansdell
2nd place – John Burns
3rd place – Gordon Ross
CLASS 2: 2 Jars Liquid Honey, Medium
1st place – Heather Lansdell
2nd place – Martin Ashford
CLASS 3: 2 Jars Liquid Honey, Dark
1st place – Heather Lansdell
CLASS 4: 2 Jars Liquid Honey, Ling Heather
1st place – Heather Lansdell
2nd place – Blair Ashford
CLASS 5: 2 Jars Granulated Honey, Ling Heather
1st place – Stewart Smith
2nd place – Blair Ashford
CLASS 6: 2 Jars Granulated Honey, Not Ling Heather
1st place – Stewart Smith
2nd place – John Burns
3rd place – Blair Ashford
CLASS 7: 2 Jars Creamed Honey
2nd place – Stewart Smith
CLASS 8: 2 Sections of Honey
1st place – Bryce Reynard
CLASS 9: 2 Pieces of Cut Comb
1st place – Bryce Reynard
2nd place – Stewart Smith
CLASS 10: 1 Shallow Comb
1st place – Alison MacRobbie
2nd place – Bryce Reynard
3rd place – Jane Thomson
CLASS 11: 1 Cake of Beeswax
1st place – Stewart Smith
2nd place – Bryce Reynard
3rd place – Blair Ashford
CLASS 12: 3 Dipped Beeswax Candles
2nd place – Bryce Reynard
CLASS 13: 3 Rolled Beeswax Candles
1st place – Bryce Reynard
CLASS 14: 3 Moulded Beeswax Candles
1st place – Stewart Smith
2nd place – Christine Smith
3rd place – Bryce Reynard
CLASS 15: 5 Moulded Beeswax Blocks
1st place – Stewart Smith
2nd place – Bryce Reynard
CLASS 16: 1 Honey Fruitcake
1st place – Janet Burns
2nd place – Blair Ashford
3rd place – Kate McArdle
CLASS 17: 4 Small Honey Buns
1st place – Martin Ashford
2nd place – Janet Burns
3rd place – Blair Ashford
CLASS 18: 1 Honey & Date Loaf
1st place – Blair Ashford
2nd place – Janet Burns
CLASS 19: 1 Bottle of Dry Mead
1st place – Gordon Ross
2nd place – Heather Lansdell
3rd place – Rosemary Largue
CLASS 20: 1 Bottle of Sweet Mead
1st place – Martin Ashford
2nd place – Blair Ashford
3rd place – Gordon Ross
CLASS 21: 1 Skep
1st place – Bryce Reynard
2nd place – Janet Burns
CLASS 22: Photo on a Honeybee Theme
1st place – Antony Bromley
2nd place – John Burns
3rd place – Heather Lansdell
TROPHIES:
Bingham Trophy - Best Honey Exhibit: Heather Lansdell
Bill Rowe Memorial Trophy – Best Heather Honey Exhibit: Stewart Smith
Eoin Fraser Cup – Most Points Honey Section: Heather Lansdell
Brenda McLean Beeswax Trophy – Most Points Beeswax Section: Bryce Reynard
Lynne Larby Baking Trophy – Most Points Baking Section: Janet Burns
Margette French Trophy – Best Skep Exhibit: Bryce Reynard
David Stewart Beekeepers Trophy – Best Novice Exhibit: Alison MacRobbie
Frank Mirtle Trophy – Best Youth Exhibit: David Lyon
Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Ribbon – Most Total Points in Honey Show: Bryce Reynard
NBA Photographic Trophy – Best Photo on a Honeybee Theme: Antony Bromley
2019 Honey Show
Trophy winners
Young Beekeeper of the Year - Connie Ratcliffe
Bill Rowe Memorial Trophy, for best heather honey exhibit - A J Davidson
Brenda McLean Beeswax, for the most points in beeswax section - A J Davidson
Lynne Larby Baking Trophy, for most points in baking section - Lauren James
Margette French Trophy, for winning skep entry - R Reynard
Nairn Beekeepers Association photographic Trophy, for the best photo entry- Ruth Burkhill