Bee Talk Extra October 2013 HBA Newsletter via e-mail www.hampshirebeekeepers.org.uk Chairman: Charles Oliver-Bellasis - 07831 521812 - charles@cajob.co.uk Honorary Secretary: Pippa Barker - 01730 895368 - pippabarker@aol.com Honorary Treasurer: Jim Stuart - 01264 323185 - pearity@lemonia.org This is really the Honey Show edition but just a quick reminder that there is Only One Month to go to the HBA Annual Convention on Saturday 16 th November at Sparsholt College, Stockbridge road, Winchester SO21 2NF Registration and Refreshments from 8.00am A wide-ranging programme of lectures and workshops starts at 9.00a.m You have been sent the programme by e-mail or check www.hampshirebeekeepers.org.uk Tickets 15 Available from your own Association Honorary Secretary or Convention Secretary Janice Roper phone: 02380 845875 e-mail: janroper22@talktalk.net A very happy Blue Ribbon Winner, once again won Best in Show this year for two jars of beautiful light honey. The Trophy The Bellaire s Medal - was presented by Mary Dartnall, a Vice President of HBA and for many years HBA Confectionery Judge. It was lovely to see Mary and Bill back among us not judging but presenting trophies to happy winners.
For the first time the Hampshire Honey Show was a weekend event with the show staged and Judged on Saturday and the trophies presented on Sunday. As a public education event, HBA staged both the Honey Show and Information Displays in the grounds. Gazebos were hired, equipment gleaned and volunteers persuaded to give up part, or in some cases, most of their weekend to help set-up, man and then clear up. As organiser I would like to thank all who helped make the weekend a success by entering, volunteering over the weekend and even taking pictures and writing copy for this magazine! Pippa Barker HBA Hon Sec Copy and Pictures by Penny Adams, Petersfield BKA Being held at Sir Harold Hillier s Arboretum meant that the show was in a perfect setting and weren t we lucky with the weather! This meant that there could be displays outside which proved very popular with the visitors to the garden. Stewards from the different associations were kept very busy with the many and varied questions from old and young alike Sales of honey were steady I thought the colourful trail of beerelated facts leading to the longest herbaceous border in Europe were an excellent idea. They were popular with the children and made their day out that bit more interesting.
Following the bee-trail to the bee-loud border the longest in Europe! The Association stands were well presented with displays on wax and swarming by Petersfield members, Education by HBA Ed Sec Jean Frost, Equipment both new and old by Fleet and Portsmouth BKA s, bee plants by Romsey BKA Caring for bees by Meon valley BKA and Association information by New Forest BKA. Andover BKA provided a virtual hive and, Mike Lambert, past President of HBA loaned his incredible display of scale model beehives which fascinated young and old alike.
On Sunday afternoon Hillier Education Officer Carla was kept very busy making bees with visiting children and at one point was overheard explaining to one little boy (impressing his sister with his knowledge) that, although bees did indeed swallow nectar and regurgitate it as honey it was neither bee poop nor bee sick!!
The Honey Show was well attended with all but the Junior Classes represented. Honey & wax judges, Alan Brown & Alan Woodward, both from Yorkshire, were complimentary of the high standard of exhibits particularly praising the light honeys as the best they had judged. The sunshine on Sunday meant the honey jars reflected sparkling light and were very impressive. The wax exhibits, again, were to a high standard and there were helpful hints from the cake judge Margaret Williams for those who put into this class. Mary Dartnall, long our Confectionery Judge, presented the trophies assisted by HBA Chairman Charles Oliver-Bellasis. Once again one participant walked away with nearly all the cups but this year it was not but his protégé a very surprised and happy. Show Manager Debbie Burton (glimpsed above in red) was ably assisted by her son Tex Garbutt, and thanks must go to them and to Pippa Barker, Hampshire BKA secretary, for organising the whole event. All in all a successful and entertaining show for both participants and the unsuspecting visitors and the change at the top might give others encouragement to challenge this year s big winners in 2014.
HBA Honey Show Results 2013 Winning Awarded for Award/ Trophy Winner Association Bellairs medal (Blue Ribbon) The best exhibit in the Show Centenary Trophy The Association with the most first places in the honey, wax and mead classes New Forest Hickman Shield The Association with the most points in the honey, wax and mead classes New Forest HP Young Memorial Trophy The Member with the most points in the honey, wax and mead classes Gillbert Barret Cup The Member with the second most points in the honey, wax and mead classes HBA Robinia Bowl The Member with the most points in the Confectionery and preserves classes South Coast Honey Farm Shield The Member with the most points in the honey classes 6-14 Ritchie Wax Trophy The Member with the most points in the wax classes 19-23 Colour Photography Trophy The Member with the most points in the photograph classes 36-38 Novice Award The Member with the highest points in the novice classes 39-44 Barbara Wye Junior Award HONEY CLASSES 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th Class 1 Two jars of light honey Paul Long John Lawerys Debbie Burton Class 2 Two jars of medium honey Barbara Wye Karen Wilson Elizabeth Eveleigh Class 3 Two jars of dark honey Mike Barringer Jan Roper Class 4 Class 5 Class 6 Class 7 Class 8 Class 9 Two jars of crystallised honey (natural granulation) Two jars of soft set honey Two jars of chunk honey with approximately 50% comb honey Two sections, round or square, min weight 227 g, free from ling heather honey Two sections, round or square, min weight 227 g, of ling heather honey Two jars of ling heather honey Lucy frost Sylvia Polton Mike Barringer Jan Roper Mike Barringer
Class 10 Class 11 Class 12 Class 13 Class 14. Class 15 Class 16 Class 17 Class 18 Two jars of heather blend, extracted, naturally crystallised Two containers of cut comb, free from ling heather honey, 170 g to 255 g Two containers of cut comb, of ling heather honey, 170 g to 255 g One shallow frame for extraction, free from ling heather honey One shallow frame for extraction, of ling heather honey Six jars of honey, matching in all respects, labelled as for sale. min weight 340 g Six jars of honey, three matching pairs as classes 1 to 6 & 9, 10 Six jars of honey, three matching pairs as classes 1,2 & 4 Dave Jenkins Sylvia Polton Mike Barringer Jan Roper Charles Oliver- Bellasis Mike Barringer John Lawerys Tom Blackburn Gift Class one jar of honey, light, medium or dark, crystallised or soft set Tom Blackburn Mike Barringer Elsa Cavill James Donaldson BEESWAX CLASSES One piece at least 454 g weight and at least 25 Class 19 mm thick Class 20 Class 21 Class 22 Class 23 Class 24 Class 25 Mike Barringer One piece at least 340 g prepared for commercial use Mike Barringer Five blocks of beeswax, made using standard manufacturer s 28 g moulds. Mike Barringer Elizabeth Eveleigh James Donaldson One pair of beeswax candles, moulded, one to be lit by the judge Karen Wilson Barbara Wye One pair of beeswax candles, not moulded, one to be lit by the Judge Beeswax polish, can be either furniture polish or cream Joy Wilkins Mike Barringer Simon Cavill Karen Wilson Beeswax Cosmetic, ingredients to be shown with the exhibit Simon Cavill Mike Barringer Carly Hooper MEAD CLASSES Class 26 A bottle of dry mead Sylvia Polton Karen Wilson Class 27 A bottle of sweet mead Sylvia Polton Brad Davis Tex Garbutt
CONFECTIONARY CLASSES Class 28 A honey date loaf Mike & Mary Weller Barbara Wye Class 29 Six honey biscuits Sylvia Polton Mike Barringer Jan Jenkins Elizabeth James Class 30 Half pound of honey sweets Eveleigh Donaldson Mike Barringer Class 31 Six small honey cakes Helena Carr Sylvia Polton Class 32 six honey cakes Barbara Wye Mike Barringer OTHER CLASSES Class 33 One jar of honey preserves Mike Barringer Jan Jenkins Class 34 One jar of honey marmalade Class 35 A display relating to Bees and Beekeeping Joy Wilkins Class 36 Un-mounted colour photograph of any topic connected with beekeeping size Stan Staddon Jan Jenkins Un-mounted close-up colour photograph of Class 37 honey bee activity Un-mounted colour or monochrome photograph of a humorous nature of any Class 38 honey bee related topic Graham Eveleigh Helen Carr James Donaldson Sylvia Polton Elizabeth Eveleigh NOVICE CLASSES Class 39 Two Jars of Light Honey Bruce Taylor Graham Flatt Class 40 Two Jars of Medium Honey Barbara Wye Elisabeth Eacott Class 41 Two Jars of Crystallised Honey (Natural Granulation) Class 42 One Shallow Frame for Extraction Class 43 One Cake of Beeswax, 170g to 227g Class 44 Two Matching Jars and Three blocks of Beeswax made using standard manufacturers 28g mould Barbara Wye