APPLICATIONS TO ENTER: Entry forms and fees should be lodged by Sunday 22nd June. No exhibit will be accepted or eligible for prizes unless the entry fee has been paid and a completed entry form is forwarded to the steward. All Exhibitors are required to declare their Biosecurity number when entering an exhibit. 5 Individual Adult Entries per class required for the class to proceed.

ENTRY FEES: – all classes $2.00 each entry. Non-refundable.

DELIVERY OF EXHIBITS: All exhibits must be at the Show Pavilion between 12 pm – 4pm, Sunday 22nd June. Late exhibits may be accepted by the Show Steward up to Wednesday 25th June by negotiation.

JUDGING: Judging will commence at 10 am Thursday, 26th June. The Judge may mark down any exhibits entered in any previous Show, in the interest of ongoing fair competition. The Judges decision is final.

COLLECTION OF EXHIBITS: Collection of entries 4:30 pm – 5:30 pm Sunday 29th June. Any uncollected entries after 5:30 pm will become the property of the Northside Beekeepers Association.

COLLECTION OF PRIZES: All NBKA members will receive prizes at the following monthly meeting. Details of prizes are on page 7. For all other competitors, prize money may be collected from the Show Steward on completion of the Show.

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 top. It measures approximately: 120 mm with cap diameter 62 mm and contains 500g reputed net weight of honey. To expedite judging, jars should be filled to capacity.  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. 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 individual exhibits be derived from a different floral source.

Limit of 2 entries per class. 5 Individual Adult Entries per class required for the class to proceed.

A 50 ml plastic sample pot will be provided by the NBKA club for all honey entries.

CLASS 1  |  Light Honey    |    One 500g jar, plus sample
CLASS 2  |  Light Golden Honey    |    One 500g jar, plus sample
CLASS 3  |  Dark Golden Honey    |    One 500g jar, plus sample
CLASS 4  |  Dark Honey    |    One 500g jar, plus sample
CLASS 5  |  Any colour Honey  |  One 500g jar, plus sample for novice competitors who have not won a prize at any previous shows.
CLASS 6  |  Granulated Honey, fine grain    |    One 500g jar, plus sample
CLASS 7  |  Granulated Honey, course grain    |    One 500g jar, plus sample
CLASS 8  |  Creamed Honey    |    One 500g jar, plus sample
CLASS 9  |  Comb and Extracted Honey    |    One 500g jar, plus sample

Cut comb and frames of comb in classes 10 and 11 must be free of paper and decorative borders so that all the comb surface can be judged.

CLASS 10 | Cut Comb | Two sections of not less than 250 g of uniform size in transparent containers.

CLASS 11 | 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 or markings. 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 12 | Beeswax, yellow | Minimum display of five tablets. Total weight minimum of 1kg and max of 1.5 kg.
CLASS 13 | Beeswax, white | Minimum display of five tablets. Total weight minimum of 1kg and max of 1.5 kg.
CLASS 14 | Beeswax, yellow | 1kg block, wax only.
CLASS 15 | Beeswax, white | 1kg block, wax only.
CLASS 16 | Novice wax 500g | Any natural colour for novice competitors who have not won a prize at any previous shows.
CLASS 17 | Novelty collection of wax not less than 2 kg.

CLASS 18 | 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 19 | Beeswax | Wax natural 500 g, any natural colour
CLASS 20 | Novelty collection of wax | 1 kg up to 2kg

Entries to be in either clear plastic 750ml or 1.25L PET bottles for judging, clear of all markings, stickers and identification marks. A 50 ml plastic sample pot will be provided by the club for all mead entries.

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

CLASS 24 | Observation hive | Queen Bee and progeny. Delivery by 4pm Wed 25th June, to be collected on or before Sunday 29th June.