St John's Garden Centre Barnstaple
28th & 29th October 2006

SHOW SCHEDULE

North Devon Beekeepers' Honey Show Team
Beryl Smailes, Chris Tozer, Liz Neal, Ruth Neal, Chris Utting

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RULES

1 Every item exhibited must be the bona fida property of the exhibitor and all honey and wax must have been produced from flowers in the natural way, and with the exception of the Mead class harvested in the current year from the exhibitor's own apiary

2 Class numbers supplied by the Show Secretary must be affixed to every jar approximately 12mm (1/2") from the bottom: on section, shallow, or other frames, at the top right corner of the glass with duplicate labels on the frame or section, and on the Mead bottles affixed so as to leave 25mm (1") between the bottom of the label and the bottom of the bottle. The judge is empowered to deduct points if exhibits are not labelled as directed

3 Mead must be exhibited in clear, usual Bordeaux style colourless glass 75cl (26fl oz) punted bottles, which should be filled to within 12mm of the bottom of the cork

4 Extracted honey must be exhibited in clear glass 454g (1lb) jars with standard lacquered screw caps or white plastic screw caps - DEFRA squat pattern

5 Extracted honey will be graded with British Standards Institute grading glasses.

6 Sections must be enclosed in show cases which must not have less than 90mm (3.5") clear of any lacing and be readily removable by the Judge. Round sections must have transparent covers on both sides

7 Combs of honey must be enclosed in show cases and be capable of easy removal by the Judge

8 Exhibitors may enter more than one exhibit (but not more than three) in any one class, but no single exhibit can be shown in more than one class, and an exhibitor shall not be entitled to more than one award in any class

9 The Judge may reduce the value or withhold awards where exhibits are considered deficient, third prize will be waived if there are less than five entries. If there are three or fewer entries prizes will be awarded at the judge's discretion - the Judge's decision being final

10 All ordinary care will be taken of the exhibits, but neither the Branch or any of its Officers will be held responsible for loss or damage sustained by the exhibitor

11 All entry forms, together with the fees, shall be sent to the Show Secretary, to arrive not later than 26th October. Entries after this date will be accepted only at the Show Secretary's discretion, and none will be accepted at all after 29th October. No entries will be accepted at the Show

12 All entries must be ready and staged for the Judge by 10.00am on the morning of the show, and no entries shall be removed before the end of the Show. Entries will be received between 5.00pm and 7.00pm on the evening before the Show at the venue.

13 A novice, to whom classes 11 & 12 applies is a Branch member who has not been awarded a first prize in Honey classes for class 11, and for Wax classes for class 12, at any Show

14 Honey Cookery Class 24.   Recipes supplied by the exhibitor for Honey Sweets should reach the Show Secretary at least two weeks before the show - 22nd October.