2018
Please take a look at the calendar below for the honey entry possibilities. There are hard copies available at the Cowichan Exhibition hall or you can download a copy from here.
2017
This years showcase of Cowichan Valley Beekeepers was a huge success, Thank you to everyone who participated and congratulations to our 2017 winners!
Winners of Division 16
Honey & Products of the Hive
BCHPA Perpetual Trophy
Best Liquid Honey in Show -- Ocean & Indigo Robinson
Cowichan Beekeepers Perpetual Trophy
Grand Aggregate Points -- Tie Fraser
Albert Cole Memorial Tray
Best Frame of Honey -- Liz Nielsen
John Viczko Trophy
Grand Aggregate Points Novice -- Indigo Robinson
Bert Mitchell Award
Best Novice Honey -- Ocean & Indigo Robinson
Honey & Products of the Hive
BCHPA Perpetual Trophy
Best Liquid Honey in Show -- Ocean & Indigo Robinson
Cowichan Beekeepers Perpetual Trophy
Grand Aggregate Points -- Tie Fraser
Albert Cole Memorial Tray
Best Frame of Honey -- Liz Nielsen
John Viczko Trophy
Grand Aggregate Points Novice -- Indigo Robinson
Bert Mitchell Award
Best Novice Honey -- Ocean & Indigo Robinson
Individual Class Winners
Class 1 - Honey - white, 3 jars
1st Jesper Nielsen Crofton, BC Winner of a $25 cash from Lindahl Farm
2nd Curtis Robinson Duncan, BC
2nd Tie Fraser Mesachie Lake, BC
3rd Julie Robinson Cowichan Bay, BC
Class 2 - Honey - golden, 3 jars
1st Vicki Holman Duncan, BC
2nd Ryan Farquhar Crofton, BC
Class 3 - Honey - amber, 3 jars
1st Ryan Farquhar Crofton, BC
1st Julie Robinson Cowichan Bay, BC
Class 4 - Frame - shallow or dadant
1st Liz Nielsen Crofton, BC
2nd Jesper Nielsen Crofton, BC
3rd Jan Hardie Duncan, BC
3rd Haley Sudlow Duncan, BC
Class 5 - Frame - deep
1st Tie Fraser Mesachie Lake Winner of $20 from the Cowichan Beekeepers
2nd Ryan Farquhar Crofton, BC
3rd Vicki Holman Duncan, BC
Class 7 - Honey in Comb - 3 sections
1st Jan Hardie Duncan, BC
2nd Ocean Robinson Duncan, BC
Class 8 - Bees Wax, 1 block
1st Jesper Nielsen Crofton, BC Winner of $25 from Bee Haven Farm
Class 9 - Novice Class - 3 jars
1st Indigo Robinson Westholme, BC Winner of $25 from Hardie Honey
2nd Ocean Robinson Duncan, BC
3rd Louisa Mottershead Duncan, BC
Class 10 - Observation Hive
1st Jan Hardie Duncan, BC
2nd Curtis Robinson Duncan, BC
Thank you to all the members who made this possible.
Class 1 - Honey - white, 3 jars
1st Jesper Nielsen Crofton, BC Winner of a $25 cash from Lindahl Farm
2nd Curtis Robinson Duncan, BC
2nd Tie Fraser Mesachie Lake, BC
3rd Julie Robinson Cowichan Bay, BC
Class 2 - Honey - golden, 3 jars
1st Vicki Holman Duncan, BC
2nd Ryan Farquhar Crofton, BC
Class 3 - Honey - amber, 3 jars
1st Ryan Farquhar Crofton, BC
1st Julie Robinson Cowichan Bay, BC
Class 4 - Frame - shallow or dadant
1st Liz Nielsen Crofton, BC
2nd Jesper Nielsen Crofton, BC
3rd Jan Hardie Duncan, BC
3rd Haley Sudlow Duncan, BC
Class 5 - Frame - deep
1st Tie Fraser Mesachie Lake Winner of $20 from the Cowichan Beekeepers
2nd Ryan Farquhar Crofton, BC
3rd Vicki Holman Duncan, BC
Class 7 - Honey in Comb - 3 sections
1st Jan Hardie Duncan, BC
2nd Ocean Robinson Duncan, BC
Class 8 - Bees Wax, 1 block
1st Jesper Nielsen Crofton, BC Winner of $25 from Bee Haven Farm
Class 9 - Novice Class - 3 jars
1st Indigo Robinson Westholme, BC Winner of $25 from Hardie Honey
2nd Ocean Robinson Duncan, BC
3rd Louisa Mottershead Duncan, BC
Class 10 - Observation Hive
1st Jan Hardie Duncan, BC
2nd Curtis Robinson Duncan, BC
Thank you to all the members who made this possible.