Winners of the
Honey Division at the Cowichan Exhibition 2011
Class 1501 White honey
1st, Tom Rothney with 90/100 points
Class 1511 Observation Hive
1st, Tom Rothney with 97/100 points
2nd, Paul Petersen with 96/100
Novice Class Winners
Braeden Hardie
Mead (honey wine)
1st, Chuck Thompson
Division 15 Honey Special Prizes
$25 gift certificate from Bees & Glass to Class 1501 White Honey winner, Tom Rothney.
$25 cash prize from Hardie Honey for Novice Class winner, Braeden Hardie.
Bert Mitchell Award for Best Novice Honey: Braeden Hardie
Perpetual Trophy for best liquid honey in the show: Braeden Hardie
Once again the Cowichan Beekeepers Club has won high praise for being one of the best dsplays at the fair in visual appeal and educational value. Thank you to all the members who made this possible.
Day of the Honeybee
Join the Cowichan Beekeepers at the Duncan Farmers' Market in the Square Saturday, May 28, 2011 from 9 am to 2 pm, to learn more about beekeeping and honeybees in the Cowichan Valley, in conjunction with the Day of the Honeybee, this year Sunday, May 29.
Here is an interesting article about the instigator of the Day of the Honeybee, with fascinating facts about crop pollination and economic importance of the honeybee:
http://www.torontosun.com/2011/05/18/hose-black-and-yellow-insects-are-dropping-in-numbers--and-that-could-mean-a-big-loss-for-canadian-crops
Congratulations to Winners of 2010 Cowichan Exhibition Honey Division
Once again the Cowichan Beekeepers Club has won high praise for been one of the best displays at the fair in visual appeal and educational value. Thank you to all the members who made this possible by bringing in your honey or volunteering at the booth.
| Class 1501 - White Honey | ||
|---|---|---|
| First Place | Second Place | Third Place |
| Tom Rothney | Jesper Neilson | Denise Rothney |
| Class 1504 - Frame of Honey, shallow or dadant | ||
| First Place | Second Place | Third Place |
| Tom Rothney | Jan Hardie | Jesper Neilsen |
| Class 1505 - Frame of Honey, deep | ||
| First Place | Second Place | Third Place |
| Jesper Neilsen | Jan Hardie | Tom Rothney |
| Class 1508 - Honey in comb, 3 sections | ||
| First Place | ||
| Jesper Neilsen | ||
| Class 1509 - Bees Wax, 1 lb plus | ||
| Second Place | ||
| Tom Rothney | ||
| Class 1511 - Observation Hive | ||
| First Place | Second Place | Honourable Mention |
| Tom Rothney | Jan Hardie | Paul Petersen |
| Division 15 Honey Special Prizes | |
|---|---|
| BC Honey Produces Perpetual Trophy (best liquid honey in the show) | Tom Rothney |
| Cowichan Beekeepers Perpetual Trophy for Grand Aggregate | Tom Rothney |
| Albert Cole Memorial, best frame of honey | Jesper Neilsen |
| $25 gift certificate from Bees & Glass to Class 1501 White honey | Tom Rothney |
