Our Honey Show and Festival was held at the Forest Centre, Marston Moretaine on Sunday 22nd September.
Honey Festival stalls
Sue (Honey Show Secretary) and Dawn (Festival organiser) thank those who entered the Show and those who helped with the Festival. These events are only successful when members give up their time to help and participate, and you all did us proud on the day. There were 262 entries from 36 entrants for the Honey Show – the highest level of participation in recent memory!
Sue acknowledges that there wasn’t any time for entrants and the public to view the Honey Show exhibits before the trophy presentations. We were restricted by the sheer number of entries to be judged (100 more than the 2023 show!) and our access times to the room at the Forest Centre. Addressing this issue is top of the list of ‘essentials’ for the 2025 show.
Some feedback from judges and the Honey Show Secretary:
- the judges were very pleased to see so many entries from our county (quite a lot more than some much ‘bigger’ counties) and were impressed by the enthusiasm shown by the entrants.
- more wax entries and a higher quality of wax filtering should be encouraged
- allow sufficient settling time for honey – many entries were too fresh and hence too bubbly (warm if necessary)
- please submit entry forms early – a lot of entry forms were submitted very late (even after the deadline!) with consequent load on organisers and undermining of planning (finding adequate space for staging of exhibits, ensuring sufficient judges to complete judging in the available time…)
Results:
Congratulations to all those achieving an award.
Honey Show – Entrant Instructions
Completed entry forms to be returned to: Sue Lang (Honey Show Secretary). 154a Lower Shelton Road, Marston Moretaine. Beds. MK43 0LS (e-mail: bedfordshirehoney@hotmail.co.uk tel: 07522 559010). By midnight Sunday 15th September 2024.
Beds BKA Honey Show Entry Form 2024
Please refer to the Schedule and Rules for full details/requirements for classes entered:
Honey Show Schedule 2024 – details and description of entry classes
Rules for 2024 – please make sure you follow these rules to ensure that all your hard work is judged!
For more detailed information about the show and how to exhibit please refer to the following links:
Awards for 2024 – details of the awards given for various classes
Honey Show Programme:
- 08.30 – set up team to cover tables and erect display stands
- 09.00 – entrants to deliver and set up entries
- 10.00 – all entries in place
- 10.30 – judging to take place; the room will be roped off so the judging is visible to members and the public but entries not accessible
- 15.30 – trophies to be awarded
- 16.00 – entries to be removed by entrants and room to be cleared by break down team
- 17.00 – centre closes
Honey Festival
Honey Festival Programme:
- 09.00 – set up team to cover tables.
- 09.30 – stall holders to set up stalls
- 11.00 – open to public
- 16.00 – closed to public, stalls dismantled and room cleared.
- 17.00 – centre closes.