This year’s show was a great success with over 2,000 competitive entries, and the sun through the Sandown Park windows enhancing the usual stunning display.
We experimented with bringing you snippets from the show ‘live’ on Facebook last year, and this year expanded on this with several videos showing aspects of the show over the three days. These are still available to view on the National Honeyshow YouTube Channel
Bob, our chairman started us off during the setting up; Enid, our Judges Referee took us through judging in action; we chatted with our Wax Chandler sponsors, their ‘Grans on the Make’ and ended their interview next to their spectacular float which has been all over the country. Eric Tourneret, whose fabulous bee photographs will be staged as a super exhibition next year walked us through the show; we visited the skep making workshop; and then had a final walk through the trade hall on the Saturday. These videos are still available to view on Facebook, YouTube and Twitter.
Some of the winning video entries are also being shown on these platforms and you have the videos from this year’s lecture programme to look forward to during the coming year. They will be released on the first Friday of the month, starting from December or January.
Next year will be our centenary: 100 years since the first National Honey Show held at the Crystal Palace, Kent, in 1923. We look forward to seeing you for a spectacular show next year: 26 to 28 October 2023.