Entries close: 7pm Thursday 6^th July

• Stewards will be in attendance at the Showground Pavilion to accept exhibits from 10am to 12pm SUNDAY 2^nd July and from 4pm to 7pm on THURSDAY 6^th
• Please contact the Chief Steward if you are unable to deliver exhibits during the above time frames.
• Exhibits must be collected from the Stewards between 4.00pm and 4.30pm on Sunday 9^th
• Prize money can be collected from the Treasurer’s Office any time after 10.00am Saturday 8th July. Prize money not collected by 5pm on Sunday 9^th July will be forfeited to the Show Society.
• Pavilions close to the general public from 10.30am on Friday 7^th July until 9am on Saturday 8^th July, and again on Sunday 9^th July from 3pm-4pm.
• Note general Rules and Responsibilities, including any Covid19 requirements, of Dayboro Show can be found at https://dayboroshowsociety/rules-responsibilities/

CONDITION OF ENTRY

1. All Exhibitors are required to declare their Biosecurity Number when entering an exhibit. No number – no entry.
2. Refer to each section for rules.

ENTRY FEES AND PRIZE MONEY

Entry Fee: $1.00 – Limit of two entries per class
Prize Money: First $10, Second $8, Third $5

Payment of Entries to:

Account:   Dayboro Agricultural, Horticultural & Industrial Assoc Inc
BSB:       633-000
Account Number:  165 776 592
Reference:     Name + Apiculture

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 be clear of all markings, stickers or identification marks. Only stickers are to be ones placed on jars by stewards 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 will be provided by the show society for all honey entries.

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 for novice competitors who have not won a prize at the Dayboro Show. If under 18 years, please list age of entrant.
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.

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.

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.

CLASS 118 | Honey | Any colour. One 500g jar, plus sample

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, clear of all markings, stickers and identification marks. A 80 ml plastic sample pot will be supplied with each entry.

CLASS 21 | Mead dry class | plus sample
CLASS 22 | Mead sweet class | plus sample
CLASS 23 | Mead melomel (fruit Infused) | plus sample