Dayboro Show Honey Court
Northside Beekeepers Association Inc.
The Dayboro Show is an annual event that hosts a Honey Court run by the Northside Beekeepers Association volunteers for members to enter honey, wax and mead for competition.
All Beekeepers and members are encouraged to enter and learn about all aspects of beekeeping. The volunteers enjoy showing members of the public the competition entries, talk to a beekeeper with all your bee related questions and buy some honey and wax products to take home.
Dates for the Show are posted annually.
Details on the 2025 Dayboro Show Honey Court
Dayboro 68th Annual Show
5th & 6th July 2024
APICULTURE
Steward: Kylie Whittington
Email: nbkadayborosteward@gmail.com
Enter Online: https://showday.online/show/dayboro
Please enter online at https://showday.online/show/dayboro
Entries close: Online entries will close 5pm Saturday 28th June 2025
When entries are submitted, you will receive emails with:
- An exhibit entry list to be printed and provided to the Stewards when delivering exhibits; and
- A page of exhibit tags to be printed, cut out and attached to individual exhibits (excepting wax).
Online entries will close 5pm Saturday 28th June 2025.
- Entries can be delivered to the showgrounds between 10am to 12pm Sunday 29th June
- Entries can be delivered to the showgrounds between 4pm to 6pm Thursday 3rd July
- Collection – Exhibits must be collected between 4pm and 4.30pm on Sunday 6th July
- Please contact the Chief Steward asap if you are unable to attend during the above times.
- Prize Money – Can be collected after 10am on the Saturday of the show.
- Prize Money – If not collected by 5pm on the Sunday of the show it will be considered a donation.
PAVILION OPENING TIMES
- All sections will be closed to public during judging. Please observe signage and direction by Stewards
- Pavilion will be closed from 10.30 am on Friday until 9am on Saturday
- Pavilion will be closed between 3pm and 4pm on Sunday to allow Stewards to have your exhibits ready for collection at 4pm.
- Pavilion will close at 6pm on Saturday
CONDITIONS OF ENTRY
- All exhibitors are required to declare their biosecurity number when entering an exhibit. No number = no entry. This excludes Exhibitors who are only entering mead classes.
- Limit of two (2) entries per class
- Exhibit entry list must be presented to stewards when entries are delivered.
- Read rules for each section carefully.
- The Association reserves the right to declare no competition, if insufficient entries are received in any section.
ENTRY FEES AND PRIZE MONEY (unless otherwise stated)
Entry Fee $2.00
Prize Money First $10, Second $8, Third $5.
Trophies or prizes may be substituted for prize money.
Honey exhibited in classes 1 to 9 must be shown in the standard trade jar approved by the Queensland Beekeepers’ Association. The jar is round (not panelled) and of clear glass with white lid. It measures approximately 120mm with cap diameter 62mm and contains 500g reputed net weight of honey. To expedite judging, jars should be filled to capacity. An air space of 6mm to be left at the top of jar. All jars are to have their exhibit tag attached towards the top of the bottle, using sticky tape. Stewards may attach additional stickers to identify entrants. Where multiple entries are made by any one entrant in any one class it is essential that the individual exhibits be derived from a different floral source.
A 50ml sample pot should be provided for all honey entries and the Stewards will attach stickers to these when delivered The Show Society can provide empty sample pots if needed.
CLASS 101 | Light Honey | One 500g jar, plus sample
CLASS 102 | Light Golden Honey | One 500g jar, plus sample
CLASS 103 | Dark Golden Honey | One 500g jar, plus sample
CLASS 104 | Dark Honey | One 500g jar, plus sample
CLASS 105 | Novice Extracted Honey | One 500g jar, plus sample.
Any colour for competitors who have not won a prize at the DAYBORO SHOW.
CLASS 106 | Granulated Honey, fine grain | One 500g jar, plus sample
CLASS 107 | Granulated Honey, course grain | One 500g jar, plus sample
CLASS 108 | Creamed Honey | One 500g jar, plus sample
CLASS 109 | Comb and Extracted Honey | One 500g jar, plus sample
Cut combs and frames of comb must be free of paper and decorative borders so that all the comb surface can be judged. Frames to be exhibited in single frame observatory hive, painted gloss white. Exhibit tags to be attached to the top of the frame using sticky tape.
CLASS 110 | Cut Comb | Two sections of not less than 250 g of uniform size in transparent containers.
CLASS 111 | One frame of Comb Honey | Any frame size. Comb must be 100% natural beeswax, displayed in a white show case.
The beeswax display moulded or sculptured form, can only be beeswax natural or coloured and no other material. The colour, attractiveness and arrangement will be considered. The display must be confined to a base area of 500 mm x 500 mm and no more than 500 mm high. Max of 2 entries per entrant in each class.
Exhibit tags to be presented to Stewards when item is delivered.
CLASS 112 | Beeswax, yellow | Minimum display of five tablets. Total weight minimum of 1kg and max of 1.5 kg.
CLASS 113 | Beeswax, white | Minimum display of five tablets. Total weight minimum of 1kg and max of 1.5 kg.
CLASS 114 | Beeswax, yellow | 1kg block, wax only.
CLASS 115 | Beeswax, white | 1kg block, wax only.
CLASS 116 | Novice wax 500g | Any natural colour for novice competitors who have not won a prize at any previous Dayboro shows.
CLASS 117 | Novelty collection of wax not less than 2 kg.
Exhibit tags to be attached to honey jars as per Extracted Honey section. Exhibits tags for was entries to be presented to Stewards on delivery.
CLASS 118 | Honey | Any colour. One 500g jar, plus sample | Entry Fee $1.00
An air space of 6 mm to be left at the top of jar. All jars are to be clear of all markings, stickers or identification marks.
CLASS 119 | Beeswax | Wax natural 500 g, any natural colour
CLASS 120 | Novelty collection of wax | 1 kg up to 2kg
The beeswax display moulded or sculptured form, can only be beeswax natural or coloured and no other material. The colour, attractiveness and arrangement will be considered. The display must be confined to a base area of 500 mm x 500 mm and no more than 500 mm high. Max of 2 entries per entrant in each class.
Entries to be in either clear plastic 700ml or 1.25L PET bottles for judging. Bottles are to have their exhibit tag attached towards the top of the bottle, using sticky tape. Stewards may attach additional stickers.
CLASS 21 | Mead dry class | plus sample
CLASS 22 | Mead sweet class | plus sample
CLASS 23 | Mead melomel (fruit Infused) | plus sample
