Superintendent - Wayne E. Esaias
301-854-3180

Judging:  Saturday, August 2, 2008 - 1:00 p.m.

Premiums: Classes 1-17, 19-21           8.00   7.00    6.00    5.00    4.00

  Class 18                            35.00 30.00   25.00   20.00 15.00

                                               Rules

•             Beekeepers from outside of Howard County are encouraged to enter.  All exhibits must be entered on Friday, August 3^rd  between 6:00 and 9:00 p.m. or on Saturday, August 4^th between 9:00 a.m. and 12 Noon.

•             Entries for the Montgomery County Fair will be released on Saturday morning,
       August 9^th, 10:00 a.m. - 12 Noon.  All other exhibits will be released on
       Sunday, August 10^th between 11:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m.  All unclaimed entries become
       the property of the Howard County Fair Association.

•             Premiums for first-year beekeepers will be increased by 50%.  Best in show will receive double prize money and a Champion Ribbon.

•            All products and exhibits must have been harvested or made in the last 12 months.

•             Containers - Extracted honey should be in unlabeled “queen line” type jars.  Section honey entries must be packaged.  Cut-comb should be exhibited in clear plastic boxes approximately 4" x 4".  Chunk honey should be in suitable jars.  Wax and candles should be wrapped in clear plastic.  Frames should be in bee-tight display cases.

•             Class 13 includes wax sculpture and art, other molded candles, and wax ornaments.

•             Class 14 includes mead, honey beer, propolis, polishes, unusual items, etc.

•             Class 15 includes photos of bees or beekeeping, labels, gadgets, and the like.

•             Exhibits in Class 16 will be judged 60% on public educational value, such as the importance of pollination and beekeeping in agriculture, bee biology/ecology, hive products or sound beekeeping practices, and 40% on neatness and visual impact.

•             Multiple entries per household will be scored (judged) independently.  However, only the highest ranked entry per household may be awarded a ribbon/premium if other entries would be denied higher ranking due to the multiple entries.

•             Judging will be on Saturday, August 2^nd from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m., and judge’s decisions are final.  Any unsightly entry may be removed at the discretion of the superintendent.

•             Scoring will be according to recognized standards.  The superintendent can provide information on how to prepare honey and wax entries for show.

CLASS:   HONEY

 1.     White-Extra light Extracted, 3 one-pound jars

 2.     Light Amber Extracted, 3 one-pound jars

 3.     Amber Extracted, 3 one-pound jars

 4.     Dark Extracted, 3 one-pound jars

 5.     Cut comb, 3 boxes

 6.     Section honey, 3 round or square sections

 7.     Chunk Honey, 3 one-pound jars

 8.     Frame of honey, deep, medium, or shallow

 9.    Creamed Honey

CLASS:   WAX

10.    Block of Wax, 2 lb. Minimum

11.    Molded candles, 10" min., pair

12.    Dipped candles, 10" min., pair

13.    Other item(s) made of beeswax

14.    Molded artistic candles

CLASS:   MISCELLANEOUS

15.   Pollen, Two one-pound honey jars

16.   Miscellaneous Honey Bee hive-products

17.   Photographs

18.   Educational Exhibit, 3.5' x 5', self supporting

19.   Gift Baskets or Gift Packs

20.   Gadgets

21.   Mead