The Federation of
Irish Beekeepers' Associations
The Federation of
Irish Beekeepers' Associations
Two 454g jars of honey - Any type. Entries in this class shall be the Supreme Honey at FIBKA approved shows from the previous year (A list of those shows is available from the Show Secretary)
Class |
Class Description |
Prize
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| 1 | International Class: Twenty four 454g jars of either light, medium, dark, ling, granulated or creamed honey. (all of one kind) | Taylor Cup and €13; €7; €3 |
| 2 | Three 454g jars of light coloured honey | Atkins Cup and €7; €4; €3 |
| 3 | Three 454g jars of medium coloured honey | Boyne Valley Trophy and €7; €4; €3 |
| 4 | Three 454g jars of dark coloured honey | The Galtee Skep Trophy and €7; €4; €3 |
| 5 | Three 454g jars of chunk honey | Paxton Cup and €7; €4; €3 |
| 6 | Three 454g jars of naturally granulated or creamed honey | G.V. Poulton Memorial Trophy and €7; €4; €3 |
| 7 | Three 454g jars of ling heather honey | Sean McGrane Memorial Trophy and €7;
€4; €3 Prize Money sponsored by Michael G Gleeson |
| 8 | Twelve 454g jars of light, medium, dark, granulated, creamed or ling heather honey, all the same, to be shown in jars as offered for sale. All jars to be labelled with the exhibitors own labels. Besides the quality of the honey the attractiveness of the exhibit will be taken into consideration the judge. Competitors to supply their own display stand. | Thorne Trophy and €7; €4; €3 |
| 9 | Twelve 454g jars of light, medium, dark, granulated, creamed or ling heather honey, all of the same, to be shown as offered for sale. All jars to be labelled with the exhibitors own labels. No stand required. | Maher Cup and €7; €4; €3 |
| Supreme Honey in above 9 classes: | First prize: Irish Mist Trophy and
€20; Second Prize: €13; Third Prize: €7 |
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| 10 | Display Class. Honey; Beeswax or Mead (or both). In addition,decorative material, coloured beeswax and any size or shape jar which is saleable may be used. Quantity of honey to be staged at least 9.1 kg. Size not to exceed 915mm x 1220mm. Rule 21 does not apply. | Swinerton Cup and €7; €4; €3 |
Comb Honey |
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| 11 | Two sections of floral honey | Carroll Cup and €7; €4; €3 |
| 12 | Two Round sections of floral honey | Kehoe Cup and €7; €4; €3 |
| 13 | One frame of comb honey suitable for extraction (wired) | Tweedy Memorial Cup and €7; €4; €3 |
| 14 | Two sections of ling heather honey | €7; €4; €3 |
| 15 | Two sections of cut comb honey gross weight 200g - 255g | Cavan Inlay Perp. Marq. Plaque and €7; €4; €3 |
| 16 | One section or one 454g jar (may be light, medium, dark, ling heather, granulated or creamed honey), or one container of cut comb honey. Exhibits in this class will be disposed of at the discretion of the Show Committee. | Fr. Gahan Cup and €7; €4; €3 |
Collection of Bee-Products |
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| 17 | Collection of bee-products consisting of two sections, two 454g jars of light honey; two 454g jars of medium honey; two 454g jars of crystallised honey. Exhibitors may make use of anything which they consider will add to the effectiveness of the display. | The Rowan Cup and €7; €4; €3 |
Novice Class |
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| 18 | One 454g jar or 1 section: Competitors who have not won a prize in any class prior to the year of entry are eligible. | Grealy Memorial Trophy and €7; €4; €3 |
Honey Cakes |
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| 19 | Honey Fruit Cake made with 175g self raising flour, 25g
ground almonds and 25g semolina, 100g honey, 100g butter or
margarine, 170g sultanas, two eggs size 3 beaten and a pinch of
salt. Method: 1 Cream margarine. 2 Add honey and cream further. 3 Add eggs and flour and cream lightly. 4 Put into lined 6"-7" or 150mm-175mm circular tin. 5. Bake for 1hr 10minutes approx. at gas mark 3, 340°F or 170°C or until baked. Note: Over dependent |
U.B.K.A. President Trophy and €7; €4; €3 |
| 20 | Honey Cake made with 175g self raising flour, 25g ground
almonds and 25g semolina, 100g pure honey, 113g butter or
margarine, two eggs and a pinch of salt. Method: As above |
Eddie O'Sullivan Cup and €7; €4; €3 |
Toffee, Caramel or Sweetmeat |
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| 21 | Toffee, Caramel, or Sweetmeat. Honey must be included in the recipe. | Betty Showler Bon Bon Dish and €7; €4; €3 |
Biscuits or Cookies |
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| 22 | 6 small biscuits or cookies not in paper cases. Honey must be included in the recipe. | €7; €4; €3 |
Mead |
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| 23 | One bottle of Dry Mead | O'Reilly Cup and €7; €4;
€3 Prize Money sponsored by Peter O'Reilly |
| 24 | One bottle of Sweet Mead | Brother Behan Cup and €7; €4; €3 |
Home Made Wines |
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| 25 | One bottle of Dry Red Wine | €7; €4; €3 |
| 26 | One bottle of Sweet Red Wine | €7; €4; €3 |
| 27 | One bottle of Dry White Wine | €7; €4; €3 |
| 28 | One bottle of Sweet White Wine | €7; €4; €3 |
Beeswax |
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| 29 | Three moulded beeswax candles | Karl Showler Silver Bowl and €7; €4; €3 |
| 30 | Three non-moulded beeswax candles | Gerry Murphy Trophy and €7; €4; €3 |
| 31 | Beeswax Polish | The Hughes Challenge Cup and €7; €4; €3 |
| 32 | One beeswax model (colour dye permitted). | D. J. Deasy Trophy and €7; €4; €3 |
| 33 | One cake of beeswax (not less than 20 mm thick and 227g) | Finbar Dineen Memorial Trophy and
€7; €4; €3 Prize money sponsored by Dody Dinneen |
| 34 | Five 27g (1 oz) blocks of beeswax, matching in all respects | €7; €4; €3 |
| 35 | Photographic Class - Colour Print (see Rule 22) | Kathleen Deasy Cup and €7; €4; €3 |
| 36 | An illustrated poster on any aspect of beekeeping suitable for use at any public events. Size at least A3. | €7; €4; €3 |
| 37 | Poster exhibit confined to Primary School Students (see Rule 23). | No entry fee. Michael Byrne Cup and €20; €13; €7 |
| 38 | Poster exhibit confined to Secondary Level Students (see Rule 23) | No entry fee. Lisney and Cuffe Memorial Cup and €20; €13; €7 |
| 39 | An essay of not more than 1500 words, excluding references.
Essays may be published in The Four Seasons and An
Beachaire. "What I would do differently if I were to start beekeeping again" Essay to reach honey show secretary on or before 15th July 2011 |
Four Seasons Trophy and €7; €4; €3 |
Miscellaneous |
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| 40 | An interesting or instructive exhibit or new invention relating to beekeeping (not previously awarded a prize at the national honey show). | M. Moynihan Cup and €7; €4; €3 |
| 41 | Any decorative or artistic exhibit relating to bees or beekeeping including needlecraft | €7; €4; €3 |
| Best exhibit in classes 23 to 28 inclusive | Dan Deasy Cup and €25 | |
| Best section in the show | Bro. Evangelist Trophy and €25 | |
| Best exhibit in the show | Mrs Poulton Cup and €25 | |
| Exhibitor who obtained most points in the show | Digges Cup and €25 | |
Confined Classes(Confined to members of South Tipperary Beekeepers' Association) |
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| 42 | Three 454g jars of light honey | S.T.B.A. Cup and €7; €4; €3 |
| 43 | Three 454g jars of medium honey | S.T.B.A. Silver Tray and €7; €4; €3 |
| 44 | Two sections of honey | Bro. Evangelist Memorial Tray and €7; €4; €3 |