Category | Class | Name | Description |
Honey | 1 | Light honey | Two matching 454g (1lb) jars light liquid honey |
| 2 | Medium Honey | Two matching 454g (1lb) jars medium liquid honey |
| 3 | Dark honey | Two matching 454g (1lb) jars dark liquid honey |
| 4 | Crystal honey | Two matching 454g (1lb) jars of naturally set honey |
| 5 | Soft honey | Two matching 454g (1lb) jars soft set/creamed honey |
| 6 | Chunk honey | Two matching 454g (1lb) jars chunk honey |
| 7 | Cut comb | One piece cut comb 200-225g (7-8oz) - displayed in container with transparent lid |
| 8 | Comb | One standard frame of capped honey suitable for extraction. Displayed in bee proof show case. |
| 9 | Gift honey | Gift - One 454g (1lb) jar of any honey of any size or type of honey. Jar will be auctioned after judging is concluded for charity. |
| 10 | Honey for sale | Six matching 454g (1lb) jars honey labelled for legal sale. |
| 11 | Section | One Section of honeycomb, round or square |
| 12 | Wrapped jar | One 454g (1lb) jar of honey, wrapped, judged on taste and aroma only |
Wax | 13 | Wax cake | One cake of beeswax 200-255g (7-9oz) |
| 14 | Five wax bars | Five matching pieces beeswax each approx. 28g (1oz) |
| 15 | Dipped or moulded candles | Three matching dipped or moulded candles, displayed in a holder, so can be safely lit |
| 16 | Rolled candles | Three matching rolled candles, in a holder so can be safely lit |
Cake | 17 | Fruit cake | Honey fruit cake - follow recipe provided |
| 18 | Plain cake | Plain Honey Cake - follow recipe provided |
Fudge | 19 | Fudge | Honey fudge - follow recipe provided |
Mead | 20 | Dry mead | One bottle dry mead in clear punted 75cl bottle with cork stopper |
| 21 | Sweet mead | One bottle sweet mead in clear punted 75cl bottle with cork stopper |
| 22 | Honey wine | One bottle honey wine in clear punted 75cl bottle with cork stopper. Labelled, stating main ingredients apart from honey. |
Craft | 23 | Craft | Craft item - anything made by the entrant related to bees and beekeeping, they may or may not use products from the hive |
| 24 | Photo | Photograph taken by beekeeper, showing any of the following: honey, beeswax, honeybees, the craft of beekeeping through the season |
Novice | 25 | Novice clear honey | Novice - one 454g (1lb) jar liquid honey
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| 26 | Novice cyrstallised/set honey | Novice - one 454g (1lb) jar of crystallised or soft set honey
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| 27 | Novice wax cake | Novice - one piece beeswax 110g-170g (4-6oz) |
Misc | 28 | Composite | Composite Class
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| 29 | Shop display | Shop Display – entries invited from clubs and groups |
| 30 | Label | Honey label (on empty 454g (1lb) honey jar) for legal sale in UK. Any jar, any size.
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| 31 | Microscope | Microscope slide prepared by the exhibitor. 3” x 1”, subject pollen or honeybee anatomy
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Children | 32 | Child craft | Craft item – one item made by the exhibitor – model, cake, drawing, cookery, needlework etc. Age and D.O.B must be stated.
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| 33 | Child honey | One jar of any type of honey. To be judged on taste and aroma only. Age and D.O.B must be stated. |
| 34 | Child's photograph | A Bee related photograph mounted on A4 card. OPEN CLASS for any child who lives within Milton Keynes area. Age and D.O.B must be stated. |
Open | 50 | Light honey | Two matching 454g (1lb) jars of light or medium liquid honey (rules as per classes 1-3) |
| 51 | Set honey | Two matching 454g (1lb) jars of naturally crystallised or soft set honey (rules as per classes 4-5) |
| 52 | Wrapped jar | One 454g (1lb) jar of honey which will be judged on aroma and flavour alone (rules as per class 12) |
| 53 | Honey Cake | Honey cake (recipe as per class 18) |
| 54 | Wax cake | One cake of beeswax 200-255g (7-9oz) (rules as per class 13) |