THE LANCASHIRE AND NORTHWEST BEEKEEPERS ASSOCIATION. Registered Charity No MEMBERS ANNUAL SHOW. To be held at

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1 THE LANCASHIRE AND NORTHWEST BEEKEEPERS ASSOCIATION Registered Charity No MEMBERS ANNUAL SHOW To be held at BROCKHOLES NATURE RESERVE Preston New Road, Preston, PR5 0AG (Use PR5 0UJ for Sat Nav) SUNDAY 30 TH SEPTEMBER 2018 HON. EXHIBITIONS OFFICER. Mrs Elaine Hargreaves 16 Brown Lane Bamber Bridge Preston Lancashire PR5 6ZB

2 PROGRAMME STAGING OF EXHIBITS 9.45am to 10.45am JUDGING BY: Dave Shannon, West Yorkshire 11.00am to 1.30pm Gerry Collins, West Yorkshire THE BARBARA RODERICK MEMORIAL LECTURE am to 12.15pm SHOW OPENS* pm JUDGES REPORT & PRESENTATION OF AWARDS* 2.15pm to 2.45pm REMOVAL OF EXHIBITS*. 4.00pm to 4.30pm SHOW CLOSES 4.30pm. (* Approximate times) THE BARBARA RODERICK MEMORIAL LECTURE "That looks different, what is it? How serious and what can I do?" Graham Royle This year, the lecture has been renamed to the memory of the former President of Lancashire & North West BKA, our dear friend, Barbara Roderick. The lecture is to be given by Graham Royle. Graham currently manages 20 colonies in three apiaries. In 2015 he joined the National Bee Unit as a Seasonal Bee Inspector covering Cheshire. Earlier this year he was appointed as Regional Bee Inspector for the Northern region where he manages a team of four seasonal inspectors covering Cheshire, Merseyside, Lancashire, Cumbria and Northumberland. Graham has always been involved with the education of beekeepers at all levels from encouraging beginners to take up the craft to assisting more experienced beekeepers to learn more about their bees and how to keep them. In his lecture, Graham will look at the common but not so serious bee pests and diseases and the less common but nastier problems that we should be aware of. It will cover the underlying causes and how the problem manifests itself; when in the season we are likely to see these diseases and the husbandry methods that can be used to minimise their impact. The talk will help you recognise disease and select for stronger, disease resistant bees. (If there is a sighting of Asian Hornet, Graham may have to go nest hunting! In this case, there will be an alternative speaker).

3 Class 1. Two 454g Jars of Light Honey Class 2. Two 454g Jars of Medium Honey Class 3. Two 455g Jars of Dark Honey SCHEDULE Class 4. Two 454g Jars of Ling Heather Honey (not Bell Heather) Class 5. Two 454g Jars of Soft Set Honey Class 6. Two 454 Jars of Naturally Granulated Honey Class 7. Two 454 Jars of Honey Gathered in 2017 Class 8. Novice Honey: Two 454g jars of Honey, any variety, open to members who have not won a First Prize in any honey class at the County Members Annual Show. Class 9. Beginner s Honey: One 454g jar of Honey, any variety, open to members who started beekeeping in Class 10. One Frame of Honeycomb: Suitable for extraction by centrifuge or pressing. Class 11. Two Pieces of Cut Comb Honey: Presented in standard commercial containers. Class 12. Six Matching 454g Jars of Honey. Class 13. Gift Class: One 454g jar of Honey of any variety. All exhibits to be sold after judging; members wishing to buy back their exhibit must pay 4.00; The exhibitor must provide a label conforming to the current food labelling regulations to be affixed to the exhibit, enabling it to be sold after judging has taken place. Class 14. One 227g Cake of Beeswax: Plainly moulded. Class 15. Five Matching Beeswax Blocks: Each piece to weigh 28g (1oz). Class 16. Commercial Wax: One 227g piece of Beeswax prepared for commercial purposes; perfect moulding not required; to be broken by the judge. Class 17. Novice Wax: One 227g cake of Beeswax, plainly moulded. Open to members who have not won a first Prize in any wax class (including candles) at the County Members Annual Show. Class 18. Two Matching Beeswax Candles: Made by any method; to be displayed erect; may be lit by the judge. Class 19. One Decorative Beeswax Candle: Any shape or size; may be coloured; to be displayed erect; may be lit by the judge. Class 20. Composite Honey & Wax Class: Two 454g jars of different types of Honey plus one 227g cake of Beeswax plus one Beeswax candle (displayed erect; may be lit by the judge). Class 21. One Bottle of Sweet Mead. Class 22. One Bottle of Dry Mead.

4 Class 23. One Bottle of Home Made Wine. Class 24. One Plain Honey Cake: Made to any recipe - 2 copies to be supplied; not to exceed 20cm diameter. Class 25. One Decorated Honey Cake: Made to any recipe must contain honey. Class 26. One Jar of Chutney, Relish or Preserve (sweet or savoury) Containing Honey: All jars to be 454g(1lb) or smaller; a small plain contents label should be affixed to the jar; 2 copies of recipe to be supplied. Class 27. A Plate of Honey Sweets or Chocolates: Maximum 10 pieces; 2 copies of recipe to be supplied. Class 28. Six Biscuits or Cookies Containing Honey: May be decorated; 2 copies of recipe to be supplied. Class 29. Composite Cooking Class: One fruit honey cake & six honey fruit scones both made to the specified recipes; Cakes must not exceed 20cm in diameter. Class 30. One Photographic Print: Depicting any aspect of bees or beekeeping; maximum size A4; with a title. Class 31. An Item of Craft: Depicting bees or beekeeping. Class 32. A Display of Five Items: Made by the exhibitor using products from the hive; each item to be labelled for information & ingredients listed; Candles, Honey, Mead & Wax in the raw state are not permitted. Class 33. BRANCH COOPERATION CLASS: A display of ten items comprising at least three Honeys, three Waxes/Candles and two items of Confectionary; produced by at least three different members of the Branch. The exhibit will be judged on both the quality of the individual items and the visual appeal of the display. One entry per Branch (a coordinator should be nominated by each Branch to submit the entry and supervise the staging of the display). The winning Branch will be awarded the E. McCormick President s Branch Shield.

5 JUDGING WILL BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH BBKA SHOW RULES (1994) (ADVISORY LEAFLET NO.22) UNLESS AMENDED BY THIS SCHEDULE. (These are available online; a copy will be sent to all exhibitors with labels on receipt of a stamped, self-addressed envelope; a copy will be available for reference at staging). ***Please read the show rules carefully*** All exhibitors must be fully paid up members of the Association. All exhibits must be produced by the exhibitor or a member of their immediate family. Exhibitors may make up to two entries in a class but shall not take more than one award in that class Honey class entries of two jars must contain the same type of honey If you have any doubt about the colour of your honey, please check prior to staging with the Show Stewards or Show Manager. EVERY CARE WILL BE TAKEN OF EXHIBITS, BUT THE L& N.W.B.K.A. CANNOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE WHICH MAY ARISE.

6 RECIPES HONEY FRUIT CAKE: 227g self-raising flour 227g honey 113g butter 113g chopped cherries 113g sultanas 57g mixed peel 2 eggs pinch of salt and nutmeg milk as required Cream together butter and honey. Beat eggs together and add alternately with the flour and salt. Add fruit, peel and nutmeg. Beat lightly but well. Add a little milk if required. Turn into a prepared tin (cake should not exceed 200mm in diameter) and bake for approximately 2 ½ hrs. in a moderate oven. HONEY FRUIT SCONES: 448g self-raising flour 112g margarine 84g sugar (caster) 28g honey 2 eggs 3 Tablespoons of milk 1/4 tsp salt 84g fruit Sieve flour and salt into bowl. Rub flour, margarine & sugar together. Whisk eggs, honey & milk. Add this to the mixing bowl to make a smooth dough. Add fruit. Turn out onto a floured board and knead until dough is smooth. Roll lightly to ¾ inch thick. Cut out circles and put on floured tray. Glaze with egg. Bake on top shelf for 15 minutes at 400 F / 200 C

7 TROPHIES AND AWARDS Southport Cup Light Honey Grange-Over-Sands Cup Medium Honey F.C. Thompson Memorial Cup Dark Honey Lady Ashton Challenge Cup Ling Heather Honey Fir Tree Farm Cup Soft Set Honey Vickerstaff Cup Naturally Granulated Honey The Jasper Cup Honey Gathered in 2017 Mrs E.A.Boardman Cup Novice Class Edward Humphreys Memorial Cup Gift Class Festival Cup Honey & Wax Composite A.S. Heaton Plate Frame of Comb for Extraction William Shuker Memorial Cup Honey in the Comb (Cut Comb) J. Swarbrick Cup- Cake of Beeswax Poole Trophy Beeswax Candle Fir Tree Farm Cup Decorative Beeswax Candle Rimmer Cup Mead Fir Tree Farm Cup Home Made Wine R.N. Cook Memorial Plate Plain Honey Cake Fir Tree Farm Cup Decorated Honey Cake Lord Stanley President s Challenge Cup Best Exhibit of Honey in Show Sir Wroth Lethbridge President s Cup Highest Number of Points in Show E. McCormick President s Branch Shield Branch Cooperation Class. BLUE RIBBON BEST EXHIBIT IN SHOW (Awarded when the total entries exceed 100) ALL AWARDS AND TROPHIES ARE AWARDED AT THE JUDGES DISCRETION. TROPHIES WILL NOT BE AWARDED WHEN FIRST PLACE HAS BEEN WITHHELD.

8 ENTRY FORM Please write the number of entries you wish to make (maximum 2 per class) into the table below. Entries can be made by post or . Labels and a copy of the Show Rules will be sent if full payment is received and a 1 st class stamped self-addressed envelope is provided. For entries or where full payment is not made &/or an SAE is not provided, labels will be issued at staging once payment has been received. (Cheques payable to L&NWBKA) Entries should be sent to reach the Exhibitions Officer by Thursday 20 th September Late entries will not be accepted. Class 1 Class 2 Class 3 Class 4 Class 5 Class 6 Class 7 Class 8 Class 9 Class 10 Class 11 Class 12 Class 13 Class 14 Class 15 Class 16 Class 17 Class 18 Class 19 Class 20 Class 21 Class 22 Class 23 Class 24 Class 25 Class 26 Class 27 Class 28 Class 29 Class 30 Class 31 Class 32 Class 33 Entry Fee: 2.50 for up to 6 classes; 25p for each subsequent class. Payment for first 6 classes Payment for additional 25p each I wish to purchase my Gift Class 4.00 each... TOTAL I enclose a cheque (payable to L&NWBKA) / I will pay before staging (please delete) I enclose a 1 st class SAE..YES / NO (please delete) NAME:... PHONE: ADDRESS: POSTCODE: BRANCH:. ..