I’ve never entered anything into the fair, or any other contest before. Another Whidbey Island beekeeper asked me if I would be interested. I never thought of the idea of someone judging my honey. Well, except for my customers. This would be an official judgement. Someone who would break down and score my honey under five categories.
Density, absence of crystals, cleanliness, flavor, and container appearance.
Well, why not. So I answered with a firm and fearful, “Sure.” And so a jar of my Shady Lane Bees blackberry blossom honey was entered into the Whidbey Island Area Fair.
A few days later, I got the news, “Best of Show“. Wow! – I was shocked and wonderfully pleased. Scoring 99 points out of 100.
It’s exciting and puts a smile on my face.
I love my bees!