The Lew Ellison Shield – awarded to the best exhibit in class 20, Honey Cake.
JOHN BARRETT
The Don Waterhouse Trophy – awarded to the best exhibit in Class 6, Creamed or Soft set honey.
WALLY THRALE
The David Cook Trophy – awarded to the best exhibit in class 13, a shallow frame suitable for extraction.
KAREN GLASSE
The Richard Sherwood Shield – awarded to the best exhibit in class 14, three matching beeswax blocks.
ARCHIE HOPE
The Jennings Craft Trophy – awarded to the best exhibit in class 28 ‘A practical item or invention’.
ARCHIE HOPE
The Ian Beaty Trophy – awarded to the best exhibit in class 27, for Three Craft Items.
WENDY BARRETT
The Alan Sunman Cup – awarded to the best exhibit in classes 30- 33, Photographic Classes.
ARCHIE HOPE
The Bill Inskip Trophy – is not awarded to any specific class. The Honey Show Secretary has decided that this year it will be awarded to the winner of Class 15 One Beeswax Block.
ARCHIE HOPE
The Linslade Cup – awarded to a novice* member of the Association gaining the most points in classes 1 – 34 inclusive. *Novice is an entrant who has never won 1st place in any class at any honey show.
ADRIENNE JESSOP
The Centenary Trophy – awarded to the best exhibit in Class 25, Interesting or Instructive Exhibit.
WENDY BARRETT
The Federation Cup – is awarded to the best exhibit in Class 11: 6 x 454g (1lb) matching jars of honey.
SUE LANG
The Jennings Junior Trophy – awarded to the Junior/Student member of the Association gaining most points (classes 1-37).
ARCHIE HOPE
The Jennings Senior Trophy – awarded to the Beds BKA member gaining most points in classes 1-34 inclusive.
SUE LANG
The Wilf Ruff Shield – awarded to the District accumulating the most points in classes 1-37 inclusive.
LEIGHTON BUZZARD
The National Honey Show Blue Ribbon and the Bedfordshire Cup – awarded for the best exhibit in the Show.
ARCHIE HOPE – CLASS 26 ‘DISPLAY OF BEESWAX’
Non-Members
Non-members of Bedfordshire Beekeepers Association that win Trophy’s (open classes) have their names engraved on Trophies but are not able to keep the trophies at home. (They are retained by Show Secretary). For 2025, all trophies were won by Beds BKA members.
Engraving of Awards
At the end of the Show, the trophies are retained by the Honey Show Secretary, so that they can be engraved. The awards are returned to the winners as soon as possible after they have been engraved.
Rosettes and Certificates
The 2025 Show has awarded the following places for each class:
First Red Certificate and Rosette Second Blue Certificate and Rosette
Third Yellow Certificate and Rosette Very Highly Commended Green Certificate
Inter-County Federation Cup
This is now hosted by the National Honey Show. Winners in certain classes will be asked if their items can go forward to this competition held at the end of October 2025.