RULES for Show Entries

1. All exhibitors are subject to the general rules and regulations in addition to the particular rules listed here. Department 63, Honey and Beeswax is open to all. No need to be a Montgomery County Resident.

2. All honey and beeswax exhibits must have been produced by the exhibitor during the past 15 months (except Classes 2, and 18 through 25).

3. Only one entry allowed per class.

4. No exhibitor’s name or label will be allowed on entries except classes 2 and 19. Identification stickers with exhibitor’s number may be secured to the bottom of the items to avoid mistakes in dismantling exhibits.

5. All honey entries must have been gathered and ripened in a natural way by honeybees.

6. Judge may withhold prizes for insufficient merit and remove from public view any entry or part thereof which, in his or her opinion, discredits the exhibition.

7. The superintendent at time of entry will determine the color class of all extracted honey, but, prior to judging, may shift it to another class where appropriate.

8. Honey display (minimum of 10 pounds of honey) may include pictures and charts but may not include beekeeper’s equipment, tools, observation hive or honey in tins.

9. John Smeltzer Educational Exhibit, (class 2) Three-dimensional exhibit preferred; text readable at four feet. Labels permitted (rule 4 does not apply). Live bees or insects are not permitted. If exhibit requires honey, five pounds is the maximum amount. Object: to depict the importance of honeybees to mankind. (1) Produce valuable economic goods (honey, beeswax, pollen, propolis, bee venom, by-products and medicinal drug components); (2) perform valuable economic service (pollination); (3) provide interesting and cultural recreation.

10. Extracted honey must be exhibited in clear glass standard honey containers of one pound or more capacity.
• Chunk and finely granulated honey must be exhibited in standard wide mouth honey containers of one pound or more capacity.
• Pollen must be exhibited in clear glass standard honey containers of one pound or more capacity.

11. If new beekeepers bring three item entries for classes 26, 27 and 28, they will be judged also in the appropriate classes for additional premiums.

12. All rectangular section honey combs must be sealed in plastic bags or wrapped in clear plastic.

13. All cut comb honey must be packed in clear covered plastic boxes, 4x4x1.5 inches.

14. Frame of honey must be supported vertically in a sealed case with transparent windows for viewing entire comb portion and to prevent robbing by local bees.

15. Personal gift arrangement of honeybee products should be attractive and practical (In a box, basket, or other suitable container).

16. Arts and crafts articles may be drawings, paintings, pottery, needlework, batik, carvings, depicting honeybees and bee keeping activities. Exhibit must have been created by the exhibitor. Commercial kits or copies of commercial items are not acceptable.

17. Beekeeper’s Children’s (under 12) Arts and Crafts may be a drawing, painting, beeswax craft, needlework, ceramic, model, toy, etc.

18. Items exhibited in classes 23 and 24, which may be unfamiliar to the viewer, must be labeled with name, use, directions for use, when appropriate.

19. For classes with two or less entries, the Superintendent has the option to combine classes.

20. The judge has the option to withhold first place in a class with only one entry.

21. If more than one member of a household exhibit in the same class, the lower scoring entry may be placed after the other exhibitors by the superintendent.