Mass Bee Annual Honey, Wax, Mead and Honey Beer Show Rules

Entries will be accepted by shipping in advance by UPS, FedEx or USPS to: Mass Bee /Honey Show, 63 Middleton Rd, Boxford MA 01921 Be sure to pack item securely. Include entry form with item to be judged. Entries must be received by October 21st and results will be announced at the Nov 7 meeting. NOTE: Items will NOT be returned and will be raffled/auctioned off at a future Mass Bee meeting to raise funds for MBA

GENERAL RULES • Exhibitor must be a MBA member in good standing and must be present at the Annual Meeting • A person shall not offer for exhibit any item not produced and/or prepared by the owner • An Exhibitor will make only one entry in a given class • Placings will be awarded on basis of quality of exhibit—the decision of the judge(s) will be final • No labels or identification on any entry until judged • No Plastic or Duragilt frames of honey

HONEY CLASSES (Monetary prizes ($25 first, $15 second and $10 third) with Ribbons awarded to first three places.

1. Best two section round comb honey 2. Best two sections square comb honey 3. Best two packages cut comb honey (4” square) 4. Best shallow extracting frame of honey 5. Best medium extracting frame of honey No frames will be accepted at this time 6. Best full depth frame of honey 7. Best shallow cut comb frame of honey

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Mass Bee Annual Honey, Wax, Mead and Honey Beer Show Rules

8. Best two 1lb. jars of light honey 9. Best two 1lb. jars of light amber honey 10. Best two 1lb. jars amber honey 11. Best two 1lb jars dark amber honey 12. Best two 1lb. jars dark honey 13. Best two 1lb. jars chunk honey 14. Best two 1lb. jars creamed honey WAX CLASSES (Monetary prizes ($25 first, $15 second and $10 third) with Ribbons awarded to first three places.

The Ted Shylovsky memorial award will be presented to the best Wax in show. Sponsored by Essex County Beekeepers’ Assoc. 1. Artistic articles made of beeswax 2. Best piece of beeswax, 2 pounds or more 3. Best piece of beeswax, under 2 pounds 4. Best pair straight plain, tapered molded candles 5. Best pair straight plain, tapered, dipped candles 6. Novelty Candles

MEAD ( 1 bottle) 1. Still Mead 2. Sparkling mead Still mead must be presented in a 750ml clear bottle with cork or screw cap finish Sparkling mead must be presented in a 750 ml clear champagne bottle with stopper and cage All mead must have honey as its main ingredient, with no spices, fruit or fruit juice added for flavor Alcohol must be 7% or more: Recipe must be included with entry

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Mass Bee Annual Honey, Wax, Mead and Honey Beer Show Rules

No labels or markings of any kind allowed on the bottles or caps

HONEY BEER (2 bottles) - Beer made with honey Honey beer must be pilsner type, yellow to fold in color, contain 2 or more in pounds of honey per 5- gallon batch. Honey must be apparent in taste: Recipe must be included with entry Containers must be of beer style, contain 12 or more ounces of beer and have plain crown caps No labels or markings of any kind allowed on the bottles or caps

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MASSACHUSETTS BEEKEEPERS ASSOCIATION 2020 MODIFIED SHOW ENTRY FORM

This form is to be filled out by This form is to be filled out This form is to be filled out all show exhibitors by all show exhibitors by all show exhibitors EXHIBITOR #

NAME: ADDRESS: CITY: STATE: ZIP CODE EMAIL: PHONE #:

HONEY Best two section 1 round comb honey Best two sections square comb 2 honey Best two packages cut comb honey 3 (4” square) Best shallow extracting frame of 4 honey Best medium extracting frame of 5 honey Best full depth frame 6 of honey Best shallow cut comb frame of 7 honey Best two 1lb. jars of 8 light honey Best two 1lb. jars of light amber 9 honey Best two 1lb. jars 10 amber honey Best two 1lb jars dark 11 amber honey Best two 1lb. jars 12 dark honey

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MASSACHUSETTS BEEKEEPERS ASSOCIATION 2020 MODIFIED SHOW ENTRY FORM

Best two 1lb. jars 13 chunk honey Best two 1lb. jars 14 creamed honey WAX Artistic articles made 15 of beeswax Best piece of beeswax, 2 pounds or 16 more Best piece of beeswax, under 2 17 pounds 18 Best pair straight plain, tapered molded candles

19 Best pair straight plain, tapered, dipped candles 20 Novelty Candles MEAD ( 1 bottle) 21 Still Mead 22 Sparkling mead HONEY BEER (2 bottles) Beer made with 23 honey COOKING Your favorite Sweet 24 Treat description:______

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