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8th and 9th September 2012, University of Bristol Botanic Garden

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Bristol Honey Show

After a wet summer the Bristol Honey Show was blessed with good weather for the event in the grounds of the University of Bristol Botanic Garden. It was once again an enjoyable success for all and a credit to those involved in the fund raising and organisation.

Entrants to the competition were aiming to win the prestigious and beautiful Bristol Silver Queen Trophy. This was first awarded in 1929 to Miss A B Flowers, a beekeeper from Salisbury, and beekeepers from as far as Scotland and Cornwall have won the trophy in the past.

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The theme of this year's festival was 'Beekeeping on Allotments'. Members of Bristol Beekeepers were on hand to give information and advice and further guidance and leaflets were provided by Bristol Councils allotments section. There were live demonstrations of beekeeping from inside a netted enclosure in the grounds of the Botanic Garden so that people of all ages could safely experience the world of bees.

Even though it has been a poor year for beekeeping, there were some good quality entries in the honey show. Results are shown on the next page. The entrant with most points won the Silver Queen Trophy and received an engraved Bristol Blue Glass Plate as a permanent memento. Engraved Bristol Blue Glass items were awarded for runners-up and Best in Show.

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Bristol Honey Show

After a wet summer the Bristol Honey Show was blessed with good weather for the event in the grounds of the University of Bristol Botanic Garden. It was once again an enjoyable success for all and a credit to those involved in the fund raising and organisation.

Entrants to the competition were aiming to win the prestigious and beautiful Bristol Silver Queen Trophy. This was first awarded in 1929 to Miss A B Flowers, a beekeeper from Salisbury, and beekeepers from as far as Scotland and Cornwall have won the trophy in the past.

Live Demo Live Demo Live Demo

The theme of this year's festival was 'Beekeeping on Allotments'. Members of Bristol Beekeepers were on hand to give information and advice and further guidance and leaflets were provided by Bristol Councils allotments section. There were live demonstrations of beekeeping from inside a netted enclosure in the grounds of the Botanic Garden so that people of all ages could safely experience the world of bees.

Even though it has been a poor year for beekeeping, there were some good quality entries in the honey show. Results are shown on the next page. The entrant with most points won the Silver Queen Trophy and received an engraved Bristol Blue Glass Plate as a permanent memento. Engraved Bristol Blue Glass items were awarded for runners-up and Best in Show.

Results

There was once again a high standard of entries in the Bristol Honey Show. Results and photographs of the winners are below.

Silver Queen Trophy Winner

Awarded to Sue Carter. Nick Wray of Bristol Botanic Garden presented the trophy and Bristol Blue Glass Plate.

Bronze Queen Trophy Winner

Awarded to Brian Steadman. He also received a Bristol Blue Glass Candlestick which was presented by Gill Dunphy of the Cooperative membership.

Other Awards

A Bristol Glass Goblet for Best in Show was awarded to David Maslen for his soft set honey. As Brian Steadman and David Trigger tied for the Bronze Queen runner-up prize, Brian was awarded the trophy for having most first places and David received a Bristol Blue Glass paperweight. Both prizes were awarded by Gill Dunphy.

Acknowledgements

We thank The University of Bristol Botanic Garden for permitting us to hold the show in such a pleasant and suitable environment. We thank The co-operative membership for their generous support. We also acknowledge contributions from compak and Bristol Blue Glass.