Conference Honey Show

The Fall Conference provides an opportunity to enter products of the hive from your bees in the Conference Honey Show. We look forward to your participation, no matter that things will be different this year as we have needed to move to Plan B. The fine winning entries from the 2019 OSBA Honey Show are: 

2019 Honey Show Results

May yours be among this year’s winning entries!

Entering the Show

Again this year, the Conference Honey Show is open to OSBA members and all who register for the 2020 Fall Conference. Although OSBA members may enter without being registered, we hope you are able to attend!

Items can be either mailed or delivered by hand this year. Smaller quantities are requested; regretfully, items will not be returned.

Take care to include your name, email address, and the category entered for each item.

For Mailing Entries

MAIL TO: HONEY SHOW, RUCHFUSS APIARIES, 40105 Mountain Home Dr, Sweet Home OR 97386

Deadline for Postmark: October 2, 2020

For Delivering Entries

DELIVER TO:  BONNIE KING, 2215 Electric St SE Salem, OR 97302 (503.864.2100 to phone ahead)

Deadline for Drop Off: October 9, 2020

Guidelines

MINIMUM QUANTITIES
Comb Honey Sections – 1 square or 1 round

Extracting Frames each class – 1 frame

Extracted Honey – 1 standard, uniform queenline 1 lb. honey jar, glass or plastic (No pint jars)

All Other Honey (Creamed and chunk honey) – 1 wide mouth pint jar, glass or plastic

Photos – 8” x 10” photo (NO FRAME)

CLASS DESCRIPTIONS

COMB HONEY:  Class #1.

1. Comb Honey, any one variety (one round section) or (one square section)
2. Comb honey, any one variety

EXTRACTING FRAMES: Class #2 

4.  Full depth, any one variety (1 frame)
5   Shallow, any one variety (1 frame)
6.  Western, any one variety (1 frame)
7.  Semi, any one variety (1 frame)

EXTRACTED LIQUID HONEY: Class #3
One – 1 lb. queenline jar, glass or plastic (White, Amber, or Dark) 

OTHER: Class #4
11. Creamed Honey (1 wide mouth pint jar, glass or plastic)
12. Chunk Comb Honey (1 wide mouth pint jar, glass or plastic)

BEESWAX: Class #5                          

  1. Natural or Sun bleached 1 lb. minimum (1 piece)
  2. Beeswax candles, 2 candles (100% beeswax).  (dipped)
  3. Artistic beeswax, 1 lb. (100% beeswax). Entries can be several pieces but must be fastened together. Entries can be different shades of wax, i.e., brood wax or capping wax. No artificial enhancements.

BEEKEEPING PHOTO:   Class #6 
Entries must be an 8” x 10” photo (NO FRAME)

2020 Titles

“Angels of Agriculture” (Honey Bees pollinating crop) 

“Bees on Comb”

“Beekeeping in the Time of COVID-19”

Honey Show Judging

Honey Judge: Marjie Ehry

Beekeeping Photo: Marjie Ehry

Honey Stewards: Susan Rauchfuss and Bonnie King

2020 Honey Show Awards

For each category:

1st Place: Blue Ribbon; 2nd Place: Red Ribbon; 3rd Place: White Ribbon