PICTURES: Inverness-shire Beekeepers Association has hosted one of its most successful shows with 97 entries
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Inverness-shire Beekeepers Association has hosted one of its most successful shows with 97 entries.
The annual Honey Show event, that missed last year due to the pandemic, was held at Simpsons Garden Centre.
Barbara Sandbach, secretary to the group, said: "Honey Judge, Enid Brown, inspected all of the exhibits carefully on Saturday morning and awarded them with 1st, 2nd or 3rd places, but only if they were up to standard.
"There were classes where a first prize was not awarded!
"She very helpfully offered advice on her reasons for disqualifying an exhibit, so the exhibitor can learn and improve the standard next year.
"The purpose of the show is not just to reward those who supply top quality produce, but to offer a benchmark level for all beekeepers to strive for.
"Once the judging was complete, prize cards were placed and scores worked out for the allocation of the trophies and rosettes.
"These will be engraved and formally presented at our annual Christmas dinner in December."
She continued: "The show was opened to the public after the judging on Saturday, and all day on Sunday, with our beekeepers' own honey and hive products on sale.
"The variety of honey offered included blossom, heather, creamed and comb honey. Apart from the exhibits, which this year included a photography section, on show were some historical beekeeping artefacts and a live bee demonstration hive.
"We are very much looking forward to building on this success at next year's Honey Show."
