29th October – 31st October 2009
International classes and beekeepers' lecture convention

The venue: St George’s College, Weybridge, Surrey KT15 2QS. For directions see Transport. Want to take part? Download the Schedule.

2009 Show Opening Times
Thursday 29th October 2.00 pm – 6.00 pm
Friday 30th October 9.30 am – 6.00 pm
Saturday 31st October 9.30 am – 4.30 pm

Daily admission: £12.00 (Non – Members) Purchase Membership
Members FREE Accompanied Children, 16 yrs and under, FREE.

Would you like to enter the competitive classes? Download Show Schedule and view the full Programme and lecture convention.

Visit the Show
All beekeepers and members of the public are very welcome to attend the Show. The daily admission fee is 12UKP, payable at the National Honey Show booth in the main St George's College entrance, accompanied children 16 years and under are FREE. Members of the National Honey Show have FREE access to the Show over the whole three days as a benefit of membership. It only costs 11UKP (PayPal) to become a Member - for details of joining please see Membership page. The Trade Stands will be open to the public throughout the Show from Thursday afternoon onwards.

One of the benefits of becoming a National Honey Show Member is a FREE advance copy of the following year's show schedule. For details of membership visit the Membership page.

Steve Mac has written and performed an instrumental song on the acoustic guitar called “A Golden Summer” to celebrate the 75th year of the National Honey Show. MP3 Player requires Macromedia Flash Player, please install when prompted.

Getting Exhibits to the Show
Are you worried about getting your exhibits to the Show?

Send them by courier post to “Facilities” St George’s College, Weybridge, Surrey KT15 2QS to arrive after Wed 22nd and before noon on Wed 29th October. Or else get in touch with E H Thorne (Beehives) Ltd or Northern Bee Books, who have kindly offered to do your transporting for you, contact:

Paul Smith at E H Thorne (Beehives) Ltd
Beehive Works
Market Rasen
Lincoln LN8 5 LA
Tel: 01673 858555
Email: Paul @ thorne.co.uk

Jeremy Burbidge at Northern Bee Books
Scout Bottom Farm
Mytholmroyd
Hebden Bridge
West Yorkshire HX7 5JS
Tel: 01422 882751
Email: Jeremy @ recordermail.demon.co.uk

Want to take part? Download the Schedule.

Slideshows at the 2008 National Honey Show
1. Wednesday 29th October - setting up the show
2. Thursday 30th October AM - honey judging
3. Thursday 30th October PM - show opens to the public
4. Friday 31st October - workshops and exhibits
5. Saturday 1st November AM
6. Presentation of trophies and awards

Results and previous years slide shows are available here.

Mailing List
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Sponsors
The National Honey Show gratefully acknowledges the sponsorship of The Worshipful Company of Wax Chandlers and Mr R Blaxland, former Master of the Wax Chandlers. Download article about their activities [28KB PDF].

Bee Craft Ltd - Beecraft: essential reading www.bee-craft.com
Lecture: Pollination – Integrating native bees with honey bees.

BBKA www.britishbee.org.uk
Lecture: Varroa related losses in the UK – an update.

E.H. Thorne (Beehives) Ltd – helping beekeepers keep bees www.thorne.co.uk
Lecture: Small Hive Beetles - the imminent threat?

BBwear www.bbwear.co.uk
Lecture: Queen Rearing.

Exomite Apis Hive Cleanser for varroa mite (Varroa destructor) Exomite Apis
Lecture: Colony Collapse Disorder – is it a new threat?

CABK www.cabk.org.uk
Lecture: Bee parasites & their impact on plants & pollination.

Maisemore Apiaries www.bees-online.co.uk
Lecture: Beekeeping around the world.

Publicity Photographs
All the photographs taken at the 2008 National Honey Show as seen on our slideshows are available on CDROM for publicity use in beekeeping newsletters, websites, magazines articles and the general press. To obtain a copy FOC please contact the webmaster with your full postal address.

History of The National Honey Show
The first ‘National Show of Bees & Honey’ was held in 1923 at the original Crystal Palace, Sydenham, London. Read More.

Honey Show News 2009

New Honey Beer Class for 2009

Class 41. Honey Beer, any style, 3 bottles or cans. The beer should be commercially available and honey must be an ingredient.

Enter Online or Download the Entry Form (Class 41 only)

To all New Beekeepers

A Special Offer for 2009

Once again we are offering FREE full annual membership of the National Honey Show to everyone who has joined a beekeeping association since 1st August last year – or is about to join during the course of this year. This will entitle you to visit the Show and attend lectures throughout the whole three days of the Show. It will also allow you to enter your exhibits in the competitive classes free of cost.

All you need to do, is to get the Secretary of your association to send me – either by Royal or Email - your name and address. We will then write to you personally - but tell your Secretary that I must have your name and address by 31st July – after that it will be too late. (If that information is being sent by email, it would greatly help us if it could sent in Excel format, with details in the following cells: Title. Initials. Name. Address 1. Address 2 etc. Post Code).

But remember, it is your Association Secretary who must take up this offer on your behalf.

In addition to this offer, all first-time exhibitors and those who have not exhibited within the last ten years will not be required to pay any entry fees for the first four classes entered in this year’s Show.

2009 Show
The 2009 Show is again at St George's College and the dates are 29th - 31st October. See you there!

Francis Capener
Hon General Secretary