BEES & HONEY - OPEN

Sunday, July 31, 2011
Enter:  1:00 pm  -  4:00 pm
Dills Family 4-H Exhibit Building

Rules:

1. All Exhibitors must check in at the Exhibitors Registration Table prior to entering the Exhibit Area.
2. An exhibitor, and any member of his/her family, or an apiary, is limited to one entry per class.
3. By entering, an exhibitor certifies that he/she is the producer of the honey and/or product exhibited.
4. If exhibitor has any questions about the color or class, the class of exhibits shall be determined by the member in charge.
5. No person, other than the judge, shall handle any exhibit without expressed permission of the board member in charge.
6. Board member in charge has the right to reject any entry.  Decisions by the board member in charge will be final.
7. Exhibiters shall use only oval, flat-sided or square clear glass containers.
8. Exhibitors shall not be limited to only Grant County residents.
9. All entries must be removed between 9:00 am and 12 noon on the last Saturday of the fair.  Any entries not removed will be discarded.

All entries/ classes are subject to change and will match the 2011 Ky State Fair Book. 

GRAND PREMIUM:  Trophy and $10.00 donated by the Kentucky Backyard Beekeepers.  Using a point system, the highest point total of all bees and honey exhibits (1^st place – 8 points; 2^nd place – 6 points; 3^rd place – 5 points) will win the Grand Premium.

 

Class Premiums:
1^st place - $4.00 and Rosette
2^nd place - $2.50 and Rosette 
3^rd place - $1.00 and Rosette

Colors of Honey:

1. White
2. Light Amber
3. Amber
4. Dark Amber

No. Class

1. Any frame of comb honey, unwired, any color
2. Any frame of honey wired for extraction, any color
3. Three, 1 pound containers extracted honey, white
4. Three, 1 pound containers extracted honey, light amber
5. Three, 1 pound containers extracted honey, amber
6. Three, 1 pound containers extracted honey, dark amber
7. Three, 1 pint containers of chunk honey, any color
8. Three, 2 pound containers of chunk honey, any color
9. Three, clear, wide mouth quart jars of chunk honey, any color
10. Three, square, window cartons box comb honey, any color
11. Three, square, hard plastic containers of cut comb honey, any color
12. Three, round, clear plastic containers of comb honey, any color (i.e. Ross Rounds)
13. Three, clear, plastic cassettes of comb honey, any color (i.e. Hogg Cassettes)
14. Apiary – 4 un-retouched photos of Apiary.  The top 3 apiaries will be visited by the judge.
15. Miscellaneous – any bees/honey related item not covered in above classes.

 

 

SCORECARDS

 

Nos. 01, 02 – Class: Frame Honey

General Appearance 10

Attachment and accuracy of comb 10

Free of uncapped cells, dry holes, brood and pollen 20

Capping completeness, evenness and freedom from bruises and stains 20

Uniformity of color 10

Quality of honey (no granulation, formation, objectionable

     flavor or odor, or other damage) 30

TOTAL 100

 

 

Nos. 03, 04, 05, 06 – Class: Extracted Honey

Color 5

Appearance of containers 5

Uniform level of fill 5

Flavor and aroma 15

Freedom from crystals 15

Freedom from foreign materials 15

Freedom from air bubbles and froth 10

Clarity and brightness 10

Uniformity of honey 5

Density (moisture control) 15

TOTAL 100

 

 

Nos. 07, 08, 09 – Class: Chunk Honey

Appearance, suitability and uniformity of containers 5

Uniform and accurate level of fill 5

Freedom from crystals 15

Freedom from foreign materials 15

Freedom from air bubbles and froth 15

Appearance and quality of comb and cappings 15

Flavor, aroma and density 15

Neatness of cut edges and packing 10

Uniformity of honey 5

TOTAL 100

 

 

Nos. 10, 11, 12, 13 – Class: Comb Honey

General appearance 10

Accuracy of comb thickness 10

Quality and appearance of comb (including cut edges) 20

Appearance of cappings 20

Uniformity of color 10

Quality of honey 25

Net weight 5

TOTAL 100

 

 

No. 14 – Class: Apiary

Apiary judging will take place at the Apiary location.  Decision will be announced on the last Friday of the Fair.  Transportation to bee yards for the judge will be provided by member of the Backyard Beekeepers Club of Kentucky.

 

Location 25

Hive maintenance 25

Water availability 15

Forage availability 10

Beekeeper equipment maintenance 15

Apiary appearance 10

TOTAL 100

 

 

No. 15 – Class: Miscellaneous

Public appeal 20

Attractiveness 20

Educational value 20

Originality 20

Variety and quality of bee product 20

TOTAL 100