- Each November our club sponsors a honey show/contest.
- Club members are encouraged to enter their honey in the contest.  Prizes are awarded.
- All honey entries must be in PINT GLASS JARS!! 

This year's Honey Show event will be November 10, 2025 @ 7pm, held at 8150 Walnut Grove Rd., Cordova, TN (inside the Church of Latter Day Saints)

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MABA Honey Show Rules and Judging Criteria 2025

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ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
- Entrants must be a paid-up member of MABA
- Individual membership; one entry per class. Family membership as the only membership; one per entry per class
- All entries must be product of entrant’s apiary and honey entries must be current years product
- Entry fee of $3 per entry is payable at time of entry
- All fees collected, plus any matched by club, shall be paid back to entrants whose entries place first, second, or third in respective classes in 3:2:1 ratio
- PREMIER EXHIBITOR shall receive cash award in amount of $25

CLASSES
1. Jar Extracted Honey - Light
2. Jar Extracted Honey - Amber
3. Jar Extracted Honey - Dark
4. Jar Chunk or Comb Honey - Light
5. Jar Chunk or Comb Honey - Dark
6. Frame of Honey - Light
7. Frame of Honey - Dark
8. Beeswax Sample - One pound minimum
9. Finished Food Product – that includes honey as significant ingredient (must provide recipe)
10. Creamed Honey
11. Beeswax Candle(s)

GENERAL RULES
1. Extracted and chunk or comb honey must be in traditional smooth-sided pint jars (like AGC pints). Lids may be metal or plastic.
2. Frame Honey must be displayed in bee proof case with both sides of glass or clear plastic
3. No entry shall have markings that will identify product to entrant.
4. Honey food product will be subject to tasting by judges and entrants are asked to provide their recipes for use by club members.

PREMIER EXHIBITOR
The entrant earning the most points in the honey show shall be declared PREMIER EXHIBITOR. Points will be earned as follows:

First place in class…..5 points
Second place in class..4 points
Third place in class….3 points