We hope you have had a good harvest this year and that you have saved the best honey for the Fife Flower Show. This year it will be on the weekend of 22nd and 23rd September at the usual venue, Leven Parish Church Hall, Durie Street, Leven.
Combined Fife Beekeepers Open Honey Show 2024
RULES
- When exhibits are staged, labels will be issued by show staff. Nothing other than official class number labels may be on any part of an exhibit except in classes 265 and 266.
- Official class number labels to be fixed to jars ½” from base; on the short side of cut comb cases; top right of show case and frames of honey; on the bottom right of displays.
- Frames of honey to be displayed in a frame case with glass/plastic sides.
- Extracted honey must be exhibited in plain, straight sided clear 227g, 340g or 454g jars with plain lids (gold lacquered metal, gold or white plastic, screw or twist lids) except where stated otherwise.
- In all 2 jar classes the jars and honey to be identical.
- Displays restricted to a maximum area of 45cm x 45cm (1’6” x 1’ 6”).
- Classes 265 & 266. Retail sales regulations apply.
- Class 265. Honey not to exceed 5.5kg (12lbs). To be judged on sales appeal. Accessories and any type of jar may be used.
- Class 266. All jars and honey to be identical in all respects.
- Honey must be produced by exhibitor’s own bees.
- An exhibitor may enter a maximum of 3 entries in each class but can only be awarded one prize.
- A novice is permitted to win first prize in a novice class three times before he/she can no longer be considered a novice. (This only applies to the Fife Open Honey Show and is to encourage more new beekeepers to enter). However, any novice winning first prize in an open class in any SBA or nationally recognised honey show, even though they have not yet won three first prizes in the novice classes at the Fife Show, will no longer be eligible to enter the novice classes.
- The Honey Judge has the right to cancel any class which, in their opinion, does not reach a satisfactory standard.
- The Honey Judge’s decision is final.
TROPHIES
BROWN MEMORIAL SHIELD – Most points in classes 250 – 253 (Novice)
FBA REID CUP – Most points in classes 254 – 260 (2 jar classes)
SMITH MEDAL – Runner-up to FBA Reid Cup
SANDY RATTRAY CUP – Most points in classes 259, 260 and 262 (Heather classes)
SMITH CUP – Most points in classes 261 – 264 (Comb honey)
DWFBA REID CUP – Class 265 (Display of honey & hive products)
SIMPSON CUP – Class 266 (6 identical jars of honey prepared for retail sale) (Confined to FBA & DWFBA members)
ROLLO CUP – Class 267 (6 jars, 3 types of honey)
FRANCES BROWN SALVER – Most points in classes 268 – 270 (Wax classes)
HUTTON TROPHY – Most points in all classes (Confined to FBA members)
DWFBA SILVER CUP – Most points in all classes (Confined to DWFBA members)
NOVICE CLASSES
250 1 container cut comb (not less than 227g) any type of honey
251 2 jars liquid honey
252 2 jars granulated or soft set honey
253 2 identical candles made by any method. The judge may light one.
OPEN CLASSES
254 2 jars liquid honey – light
255 2 jars liquid honey – medium
256 2 jars liquid honey – dark
257 2 jars naturally granulated honey
258 2 jars soft set blossom honey
259 2 jars heather honey
260 2 jars heather blend honey
261 1 frame of honey suitable for extraction (any type of honey except Ling Heather)
262 1 frame of Ling Heather honey suitable for extraction
263 2 containers cut comb – blossom honey (not less than 227g each)
264 2 containers cut comb – Ling Heather honey (not less than 227g each)
265 Display of honey and hive products prepared for retail sale.
266 6 jars honey prepared for retail sale.
267 6 jars honey – 2 light, 2 medium, 2 set
268 1 block of beeswax (weight between 227g and 454g)
269 Display of beeswax which may include candles.
270 3 identical candles made by any method. The judge may light one.