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Trophies

Lady Chesham Challenge Cup – Highest overall points total in show - Fiona Eelbeck

Stoke Road Apiary Shield – Second highest overall points total in show - Mike Bensley

Clara Furness Award - Highest points total for wax and mead, classes 12 to 15 and 19 to 21 - Mike Bensley

Albert Toms Shield - highest points total in the open honey classes excluding any class for which a specific award is made. This year this shield is for classes 1 to 8 - Mike Bensley

BW Apiary Cup - winner of class 9, six jars as for sale - Mike Bensley

Mini cup - winner of class 16, fruit cake - Libby Culshaw

Arthur Foreman Cup - highest total points in novice classes - Fiona Eelbeck

BBKA Blue Ribbon / certificate of merit - best exhibit in the show - Mike Bensley (for his dark honey)

Results per class

Honey

Class 1. Two matching 1lb jars of light honey

• 1st Sue Bird
• 2nd Ed Reney
• 3rd Mike Bensley
• VHC Cynthia Smith
• HC Mike Jackson
• C Fiona Eelbeck

2. Two matching 1lb jars of medium honey

• 1st Mike Bensley
• 2nd Sue Bird
• 3rd Mike Jackson
• VHC Sue Lang

3. Two matching 1lb jars of dark honey

• 1st Mike Bensley
• 2nd Mike Jackson

4. Two matching 1lb jars of crystallised honey of any type (incorporates naturally crystallised, soft set and creamed honey)

• 1st Fiona Eelbeck
• 2nd Mike Jackson
• 3rd Sue Lang
• VHC Ed Reney

5. Two matching jars of honey not as in classes 1 to 4. (eg. chunk, ling, jar variations, etc.)

• HC Fiona Eelbeck

6 One piece cut comb, gross weight 200-255g (7-9oz), in container with transparent lid

• (No award)

7. One standard comb of honey showing the work of the bees. In bee-proof show case (note: combs may have crystallised honey in them without penalty)

• 1st Fiona Eelbeck
• 2nd Andrew Beer

8. Gift, One 1lb jar of honey of any type. (Donated after the show to Willen Hospice)

• 1st Mike Bensley
• 2nd Mike Jackson
• 3rd Andrew Beer
• VHC Fiona Eelbeck

9. Six matching 1lb jars of honey presented labelled as for legal sale under current rules

• 1st Mike Bensley
• 2nd Sue Bird
• 3rd Fiona Eelbeck
• VHC Mike Jackson
• HC Ed Reney

10 One section of honey, round or square

• 2nd Cynthia Smith

11. One 1lb jar of honey, the jar painted black

• 1st Mike Jackson
• 2nd Carole Hammelev
• 3rd Ed Reney
• VHC Chris Jay
• HC Daniel Clarke
• C Fiona Eelbeck

Wax

12. One cake of beeswax, 200g to 255g (7 to 9 oz approx)

• 1st Mike Bensley
• 2nd Fiona Eelbeck
• HC Cynthia Smith

13. (Not used this year)

14. Six matching cakes of beeswax. (total weight within 160 to 180g)

• 1st Mike Bensley
• 2nd Thomas Capper
• 3rd Fiona Eelbeck
• VHC Libby Culshaw

15. Three matching beeswax candles made by any method, displayed erect, ready to burn

• 1st Mike Bensley
• 3rd Fiona Eelbeck
• C Libby Culshaw

Cake

16. One honey fruit cake, as per recipe provided

• 1st Libby Culshaw
• 2nd Sue Lang
• 3rd Karen Dale
• VHC Mike Bensley
• HC Cynthia Smith
• C Fiona Eelbeck
• C Chris Jay

17. One plain honey cake, as per recipe provided

• 1st Sue Lang
• 2nd Karen Dale
• 3rd Carole Hammelev
• VHC Cynthia Smith
• HC Chris Jay
• C David Warren
• C Fiona Eelbeck

Fudge

18. Honey fudge as per recipe provided, eight square pieces on a plate

• 1st Fiona Eelbeck
• 2nd Cynthia Smith

Mead

19. One bottle dry mead

• (No entries)

20. One bottle sweet mead

• 1st Libby Culshaw

21. One bottle Honey Wine, label stating main ingredients apart from honey

• No entries

Crafts

22. One item made or produced by the exhibitor, relevant to beekeeping either by its uses or subject, or by being made using beehive produce. Could include, for example, cookery or preserves, skeps, inventions, paintings, cosmetics, needlework, woodwork, photography, or even a sales display. Excludes items covered by classes 1-21 and 22a.

• 1st Cynthia Smith
• 2nd Libby Culshaw
• 3rd Fiona Eelbeck
• VHC Daniel Clarke
• HC Sue Lang
• C Jane Woodbridge

22a. A skep, made by the exhibitor

• 1st Libby Culshaw
• 2nd Sue Lang

Novice classes

23. Two 1lb jars of clear honey, of any colour but matching

• 1st Carole Hammelev
• 2nd David Warren
• 3rd Thomas Capper

24. Two 1lb jars of crystallised honey, of any type but matching

• 1st Fiona Eelbeck
• 2nd Andrew Eeelbeck

24. One cake of beeswax, between 110g and 170g (4 to 6 oz.)

• 1st Thomas Capper
• 2nd Fiona Eelbeck
• 3rd Andrew Eelbeck
• C Daniel Clarke

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