General Rules for the Chautauqua Judging of Bee Related Items:

• Anyone may enter.
• The judge(s) reserves the right to limit the number of entries on a first-come, first-admitted basis.
• There are thirteen show classes:
  • Extracted honey: Light
  • Extracted honey: Amber
  • Extracted honey: Dark
  • Chunk honey (honey in comb in jar with liquid honey)
  • Black jar (honey in a black jar)
  • Cut-comb (honey in comb in plastic container)
  • Creamed honey
  • Beeswax cake (a single molded piece of two pounds or more)
  • Candle (poured or dipped, straight or ornamental)
  • Original bee-related photography
  • Original bee related art
  • Beekeeping gadgets
  • Gift packs
• Contestants may enter in any or all classes, but may enter only once per class.
• The same honey cannot be entered in both the black jar class and another extracted honey class.
• All  entries must have been produced by the submitter and within the last 12 months.
  • This 12 month restriction does not apply to entries in photography, art, gadgets, or gift packs.
• All entries for honey and candles must be submitted in triplicate: i.e., three matching jars of honey, three boxes of cut-comb, or three candles of same type (poured or ornamental).
• Black jar entry is a single (one) glass jar to be provided by judge(s).
• Submit extracted honey in standard mason pint glass jars (smooth or embossed as long as three same kind).
• Submit chunk honey in standard mason pint wide mouth glass jars. Insert only one piece of comb in each jar.
• The sole criterion in the black jar class is flavor.
• Your one jar entry will be placed on shelf by staff.
• Beeswax must be pure beeswax.
• Art and photography must be presented in a self-standing frame, and each accompanied with a 3 x 5 card giving the title and brief “story” behind the piece.
• Gift pack must have accompanying description card stating what is in the pack, ae, kind of honey, wax for sewing, what the container can be used for, if applicable.
• Do not label any of the products in any way: an identifying code sticker will be assigned to your entry at registration.
• All entries must be submitted by 10:20 am Saturday, February 20th, 2010.
• Judging criteria are selected at the discretion of the Judge(s), and the decision of Judge(s) is final.