23 One Sheet of UNWIRED Foundation produced by Exhibitor.Size to be B.S. Deep or larger and mounted in a frame24 A Wax DisplayTo celebrate the Year of Natural ScotlandNo larger than 18" (45cm) square25 Observation Hive with Queen and Beesof educational value (Queen to be marked in white or yellow and some drones to be marked in any other colour)Mead & Cocktails26 One Bottle of Mead27 A CocktailAlcoholic or non-alcoholic, one of the ingredients must be <strong>honey</strong>. Recipe to be sent along with entry formDisplay28 A 'For Sale' Display of Honey (extracted and comb) and Beeswax Products.Area not to exceed 600mm x 600mmGift29 GIFT - One Jar of Honey, any kindNovice - Open to all beekeepers who have never before competed at the <strong>Royal</strong> <strong>Highland</strong> <strong>Show</strong>30 NOVICE One Jar of Liquid Honey31 NOVICE - One Jar of Set HoneyJunior - exhibitors aged 18 years of age and underExtracted Honey32 JUNIOR - One Jar of Liquid Honey33 JUNIOR - One Jar of Set HoneyPhotography – beekeeping related theme, all photographs 5”x7”:34 One Coloured Photograph35 One Black and White PhotographBaking – see recipes on page four for classes 36, 37 & 3836 Baking – Honey Tea Bread37 Baking – Parkin38 Baking – Honey Cake39 Honey FudgeExhibitor to choose own recipe and submit it with entry.40 Confectionery (other than fudge) containing Honey.Exhibitor to choose own recipe and submit it with entry.Sample to be a maximum 8oz (circa 225 grams) displayed to exhibitors design.41 Honey Lemon CurdJar of, Minimum 225g42 Chutney with Honey as one ingredientJar of, minimum 225g. Exhibitor to choose own recipe and submit with entry.43 Baking - Young Farmers ClassOpen only to Teams participating in the Team ChallengeSPECIALS:SP1 Empirex Trophy 1938 Perpetual Silver Challenge Cup. Presented by the Scottish Beekeepers' Association.To be competed for annually at the <strong>Royal</strong> <strong>Highland</strong> <strong>Show</strong>, awarded to the exhibitor gaining most points in Classes 1 - 27 & 29 and 31 inclusive,calculated on the following basis: 1st prize, 3 points; 2nd prize, 2 points; 3rd prize, 1 point.In the event of a tie the Exhibitor having most first prizes to be the winner which failing, commended cards will be taken into consideration. Thewinner shall hold the Cup for one year. Any Exhibitor having official connection with an Agricultural College shall not be eligible to compete for theCup.SP2 Bronze Medal. Presented by the Scottish Beekeepers' Association.For the Exhibitor placed reserve in the competition for the Empirex Cup.SP3 Andrew Limond Memorial Silver Medal. Presented by the Scottish Beekeepers' Association.To be awarded to the Scottish Exhibitor gaining most points in Classes 1 - 27 & 29 and 31 inclusive, calculated on the following basis:1st prize, 3 points; 2nd prize, 2 points; 3rd prize, 1 point.In the event of a tie the exhibitor having most prizes to be adjudged the winner, which failing, commended cards will be taken into consideration.SP4 The E & M.B.K.A. Napier S. Landale Perpetual Memorial Trophy. Presented by Mrs Landale.To be awarded to the exhibitor gaining most points in the Beeswax classes, calculated on the following basis:1st prize, 3 points; 2nd prize, 2 points; 3rd prize, 1 point.In the event of equal points being gained by two Exhibitors, the judge will decide the Trophy winner.SP5 Thomas Henry Fairley Perpetual Trophy. Presented by Mrs E. Fairley.To be awarded to the Exhibitor from out-with Scotland gaining most points in classes 1 - 27 & 29 and 31 inclusive, calculated on the followingbasis:1st prize, 3 points; 2nd prize, 2 points; 3rd prize, 1 point.In the event of a tie the exhibitor having most prizes to be adjudged the winner, which failing, commended cards will be taken into consideration.
SP6SP7SP8SP9SP10SP11SP12SBKA Heather Honey Trophy Perpetual Challenge Brass Skep. Presented by Mrs J.E. Robertson.To be awarded to the Exhibitor gaining most points in classes 6-8, 12, 14 and 17Perpetual Challenge Medal. Presented by the Scottish Beekeepers' Association.To be awarded to the Exhibitor gaining First Prize in Class 32.Champion Card and the SBKA Ian Craig Perpetual TrophyFor the exhibitor gaining most points in the Beeswax Section.Champion Card and the McAnespie Perpetual TrophyFor the exhibitor gaining most points in the Baking Section.Champion Card The Wright Perpetual TrophyFor the Best Exhibit in the Baking ClassesChampion Card and The Iain Steven perpetual TrophyFor the Best Exhibit in the <strong>honey</strong> classesChampion Junior/Novice. Presented by The <strong>Royal</strong> <strong>Highland</strong> <strong>Show</strong>.Grant of £150 towards the purchase of a hive for Champion Junior/Novice who has never before exhibited at the <strong>Show</strong>Generous Donation of £250 contributed by Scottish Beekeepers’ AssociationPRESENTATION OF PRIZES:A Presentation of Honey Awards will take placein the Honey Marqueeat 3.30 p.m. on Sunday 23 rd June.RULES AND REGULATIONS:1. Disclaimer of Liability: The term Exhibitor shall includepersons taking part in any competition, exhibition or displayarranged by the Society and the owner of any animal, plant,machinery or other thing involved in any such competition ordisplay or otherwise exhibited on the <strong>Show</strong>ground. Save fordeath or personal injury caused by breach of its duty theSociety will not be responsible for death, injury, disease,damage or loss caused to any Exhibitor or to his or her servantor agent or to any animal, article, plant, machinery or thing ofwhatever nature brought on to the <strong>Show</strong>ground by the saidExhibitor from whatever cause death, injury, disease, damageor loss arises.Save as aforesaid the Exhibitor shall indemnify the Societyagainst all claims, damages and expenses whatsoever in anyway arising out of the presence of the Exhibitor, his servants,agents, exhibits, vehicles or equipment on the <strong>Show</strong>groundand shall assume full responsibility therefor.Acceptance of the foregoing provisions shall be a condition ofentry.Exhibitors are advised to insure against fire and otherappropriate risk not only as regards their own property butalso against any third party claims.2. All exhibits must be delivered to the <strong>Show</strong>ground not laterthan 11.00 a.m. on Wednesday 20 th June. Special labels willbe supplied by the Society and must be addressed to the returnjourney, and have number(s) of Class(es) on same. Boxescontaining hives, jars, or sections must be screwed and notnailed and the hives, bottles and sections so placed that theycan be lifted out and replaced without disturbing the packing.3. The number of the exhibit will be detailed in a letter sent bythe Society approximately 2 weeks prior to the <strong>Show</strong>. Labelswill be provided which should be completed with the correctexhibit number and must be placed on the correspondingexhibit - viz., jars: on side of jar about 12mm from thebottom; sections, containers, frames and wax: at right topcorner of case and also on each section, frame and on theunderside of 454g waxcake. No goods will be staged unlessthis rule is complied with.4. Entries will be disqualified if any card, trade mark or name ofthe Exhibitor is placed upon any part of an exhibit except inClasses 10 and 31. Every article exhibited must be theproperty of the Exhibitor and all Honey must have beengathered in the natural way within Great Britain and NorthernIreland by bees which are the property of the Exhibitor.5. Comb Honey Sections, 108mm by 108mm, to be staged inWhite Section <strong>Show</strong> Cases with window, allowing easyaccess to the Judge. Sections with fixed glass will bedisqualified.Cut Comb to be shown in standard white containers withtransport snap-on lids and must have a minimum weight of200g. The comb may be removed from its container duringthe course of judging.Round Sections must have clear covers on both sides.Frames - Each frame must be exhibited in a separate glazedcase.6. Liquid and Set Honey must be shown in British StandardPattern 454g (1lb) Squat Jars with commercial lacquered orwhite plastic lids, except in classes 10, 31 and 327. Mead to be shown in clear glass punted bottles of 70-75clcapacity, without lettering, fluting or ornamentation of anykind. Only top flanged corks should be used.8. No Exhibitor shall be allowed to take more than one prize inany one class.9. The Judge shall be empowered to withhold prizes in case ofinsufficient merit.10. Should there be any class of three or less entries, the value ofthe first prize may be reduced at the discretion of the Judge tothat of the second, the second to that of the third and no thirdprize will be awarded.11. The Judge will commence their inspection at 2.00 p.m. onWednesday 20 th June, the day before the opening of the<strong>Show</strong>. The Honey Section will be closed during the judging.12. Exhibits of Honey may be placed in their positions in theHoney Section before the opening and removed after the<strong>Show</strong> by Exhibitors themselves or their representatives. Inthe event of neither the Exhibitor nor a person with writtenauthority from the Exhibitor being present to place or removeexhibits, they will be placed and removed by men hired andpaid by the Society, but this will be done on the understandingthat the men are hired to do the work on behalf of theExhibitors and solely at their risk and that the Society will bein no way responsible for expenses incurred or loss of orinjury to exhibits by errors or accidents in placing,despatching or conveying exhibits.13. The Honey Section will remain open to the public until 6.00p.m. on Sunday 26th June, the last day of the <strong>Show</strong>. Exhibitsmay be collected by hand only from 7.30 p.m. to 9.00 p.m. onSunday 26th June. Honey exhibits will also be available forremoval from 6.00 a.m. to 2.00 p.m. on Monday 25th June.14. The Society undertakes no responsibility for the receipt ordespatch of exhibits, nor for any injury exhibits may sustainduring the <strong>Show</strong> or otherwise.15. A ticket of admission to the <strong>Show</strong>ground, valid for use on oneday only, will be sent to Exhibitors who are not Members ofthe Society, provided that the entry fees paid, inclusive ofVAT, are £10.50 or more.16. Only those entered in the competitive classes can sell homeproduced <strong>honey</strong> and related products in the Marquee duringthe <strong>Show</strong>.HEALTH REGULATIONS1. Exhibitors must abide by all Animal Health legislation relating to their exhibits that may be applicable at the time of the <strong>Show</strong>.