NJ Beekeepers Association

2024 Annual Honey Show

The New Jersey Beekeepers Association (NJBA) Annual Honey Show will be held from Monday, January 22nd through Tuesday, January 30th. Judging will take place Jan 22 - 23 at the Rutgers EcoComplex in Bordentown. All entries will be displayed at the New Jersey State House in Trenton from noon on Jan 24 - noon on Jan 31. Any NJBA member in good standing (dues paid) is eligible to submit entries produced from their New Jersey apiaries since the previous year's show. It's the NJ Beekeeper's chance to showcase their products from New Jersey honey bee hives in front of the agricultural community and related government officials. So check out the rules and either get entries ready or plan for the next show.

Follow these links for all the information you will need about the Honey Show:
Click here for a complete set of rules.
Click here to find out where you can drop off your honey show entries.
Click here for "Frequently Asked Questions".
Click here for the Entry Form.

Still have questions? You can enter in any or all of the 24 classes listed below. Click on any class to view of copy of the judge's score sheet to learn the criteria used to judge entries

Classes 1-4: Extracted Honey	Classes 14, 16, 17: Beeswax Block and Tapers
Class 5: Black Box	Classes 15, 18: Novelty Beeswax and Candles
Class 6: Creamed Honey	Class 19: Creams
Class 7: Sections & Cut Comb	Class 20: Soaps
Class 8: Chunk Honey	Class 21: Lip Balm
Class 9: Frame of Honey	Class 22-23: Photography, Bees & People, Bees without people
Classes 10-13: Mead	Class 24: Honey Beer

Here are suggestions for preparing your entries from Best in Show winner and former Honey Show Chair Landi Simone:

Still have questions that haven't been answered? Contact Honey Show Chair Lisa Skoglund.