{"id":17910,"date":"2014-10-23T10:43:06","date_gmt":"2014-10-23T09:43:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/?p=17910"},"modified":"2014-10-23T10:43:06","modified_gmt":"2014-10-23T09:43:06","slug":"abka-honey-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/2014\/10\/abka-honey-show\/","title":{"rendered":"ABKA Honey Show"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We all had fun at the Honey Show the other evening, even if it was a bit of a rush to get there after work and parents evening.<\/p>\n<p>As usual it was a fairly relaxed affair. As well as the various bee-keeping categories within the show such as jars of honey, wax blocks, frames ready for extraction and other wax products, there was the usual honey cake recipe which this year was a strange honey, ginger and orange cake known as a Ukranian Honey Cake. There was also a photo competition and of course the blind honey tasting where everyone brings in a sample of their honey for tasting. We all then taste and rate the various honey, the scores are collated and the best and worst honey of the year is announced.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style>\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-17910 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Wax-Blocks.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"120\" height=\"90\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Wax-Blocks-120x90.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Wax Blocks\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-17909\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Wax-Blocks-120x90.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Wax-Blocks-550x412.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Wax-Blocks.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 120px) 100vw, 120px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-17909'>\n\t\t\t\tWax Blocks\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Frames.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"120\" height=\"90\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Frames-120x90.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Frames ready for Extraction\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-17903\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Frames-120x90.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Frames-550x412.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Frames.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 120px) 100vw, 120px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-17903'>\n\t\t\t\tFrames ready for Extraction\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Decorative-Display.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"89\" height=\"120\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Decorative-Display-89x120.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Decorative Display\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-17902\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Decorative-Display-89x120.jpg 89w, https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Decorative-Display-359x480.jpg 359w, https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Decorative-Display.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 89px) 100vw, 89px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-17902'>\n\t\t\t\tDecorative Display\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>We had entered a number of the <a title=\"Getting Ready for the Honey Show\" href=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/2014\/orange-honey-cake\/\">photo competition<\/a> categories, although we didn&#8217;t take any photos specifically for the competition this year. We also entered 2 1lb jars of honey into the medium honey category, and I baked a cake for the cake competition too.<\/p>\n<p>Our honey usually comes out quite well in the blind tasting and this year it was no exception. In fact, we came out on top this year, but only just. Quite a few people had put little stars next to our honey as well during the tasting to say that it was especially nice and their favourite of the bunch. We might not have much honey, but it&#8217;s good to know that what we do have is a very nice tasting, quality honey. Although it has to be said that we added a Manuka Honey from New Zealand into the tasting just to see how it compared to the local honeys and it was rated as one of the least favourite honeys.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style>\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-17910 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Honey-Tasting.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"120\" height=\"90\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Honey-Tasting-120x90.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Honeys ready for Tasting\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-17904\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Honey-Tasting-120x90.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Honey-Tasting-550x412.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Honey-Tasting.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 120px) 100vw, 120px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-17904'>\n\t\t\t\tHoneys ready for Tasting\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Tasting.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"120\" height=\"90\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Tasting-120x90.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Tasting\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-17907\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Tasting-120x90.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Tasting-550x412.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Tasting.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 120px) 100vw, 120px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-17907'>\n\t\t\t\tTasting\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl>\n\t\t\t<br style='clear: both' \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>We didn&#8217;t do too well in the photo competition this year, with no prizes from that, but we were pleasantly surprised with our honey entry and our cake. We&#8217;ve never entered honey before as we haven&#8217;t usually got enough. The category calls for 2 1lb jars of honey and the judging is based on the colour, consistency and quality of the honey. It has to be clear, clean and free of impurities, have no air bubbles and be consistent from jar to jar. Quite a bit of attention is also paid to the jar and lids as they have to be exactly the same and of course sparkling clean. Each jar has to be filled properly too. Somehow, despite not knowing what we were doing we managed to get first place in this category.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style>\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-3' class='gallery galleryid-17910 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Certificates.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"89\" height=\"120\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Certificates-89x120.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Certificates\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-17901\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Certificates-89x120.jpg 89w, https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Certificates-359x480.jpg 359w, https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Certificates.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 89px) 100vw, 89px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-17901'>\n\t\t\t\tCertificates\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Honey1.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"120\" height=\"90\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Honey1-120x90.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Honey\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-17905\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Honey1-120x90.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Honey1-550x412.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Honey1.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 120px) 100vw, 120px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-17905'>\n\t\t\t\tHoney\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl>\n\t\t\t<br style='clear: both' \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Our Cake was met with similar accolade too, winning first prize in what was quite a popular category.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_17900\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Cakes1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17900\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-17900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Cakes1-550x412.jpg\" alt=\"Honey Cakes\" width=\"550\" height=\"412\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Cakes1-550x412.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Cakes1-120x90.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Cakes1.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-17900\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Honey Cakes<\/p><\/div>\n<p>As usual, a nice evening out with the beekeepers and quite a bit of fun. If only we&#8217;d entered some of the other categories such as the frame ready for extraction or had made some wax blocks as with our other two winds that may have meant we would have been up for the overall points prize. It gives us something to aim for next year I guess. Ann won the points prize this year and best in show went jointly to Phil and Richard.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style>\n\t\t\t#gallery-4 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-4 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-4 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-4 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-4' class='gallery galleryid-17910 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Points-Prize.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"120\" height=\"90\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Points-Prize-120x90.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Points Prize\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-4-17906\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Points-Prize-120x90.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Points-Prize-550x412.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Points-Prize.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 120px) 100vw, 120px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-4-17906'>\n\t\t\t\tPoints Prize\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Trophy.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"120\" height=\"90\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Trophy-120x90.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Trophy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-4-17908\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Trophy-120x90.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Trophy-550x412.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Trophy.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 120px) 100vw, 120px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-4-17908'>\n\t\t\t\tTrophy\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Honey-Tasting.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"120\" height=\"90\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Honey-Tasting-120x90.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Honeys ready for Tasting\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-4-17904\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Honey-Tasting-120x90.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Honey-Tasting-550x412.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Honey-Tasting.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 120px) 100vw, 120px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-4-17904'>\n\t\t\t\tHoneys ready for Tasting\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Best-in-Show.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"120\" height=\"90\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Best-in-Show-120x90.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Best in Show\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-4-17899\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Best-in-Show-120x90.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Best-in-Show-550x412.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Best-in-Show.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 120px) 100vw, 120px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-4-17899'>\n\t\t\t\tBest in Show\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl>\n\t\t\t<br style='clear: both' \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We all had fun at the Honey Show the other evening, even if it was a bit of a rush to get there after work and parents evening. 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