The Hertfordshire Beekeepers Autumn Honey Show takes place on Saturday 27th September 2025 at the Christchurch Peartree Hall, 20 Tewin Road, Welwyn Garden City, AL7 1BW.
It features :
- Twelve different competition classes
- Ten that will be judged
- Two people’s choice classes
- Details:
- Schedule of Classes (download)
- Entry Form
- Previous Results
- Presentations
- Light refreshments available throughout the day.
Details of the speakers are available here : Speakers
Programme
| 9.30am | Show opens |
| 10.30am | Competition entries close |
| 10.30am – 11.30am | Speaker : Sean Stephenson – My Beekeeping |
| 1.00pm – 2.00pm | Speaker : Paul Verrier – Bee Pheromones |
| 2.30pm – 3.30pm | Speaker : Phil Stevenson – Sex, Drugs and Pollinator Health |
| 3.30pm | Results of Honey Competition and Presentation of Examination Awards |
| 4.00pm | Close |
Competition Entry
The competition classes are as follows:
- Super frame ready to extract
- One 1lb jar of runny honey – light colour
- One 1lb jar of runny honey – medium or dark colour
- One 1lb jar of crystallised or set honey
- One 1lb jar of honey from a beginner
- One bottle of mead
- One orange honey loaf
- Six beeswax blocks
- Two matching beeswax candles
- Container of cut comb
- Colour or black and white photograph
- Decorative or Artistic item
To enter the honey competition please download the Schedule of Classes document, review the rules for the classes you want to enter and then fill in the entry form:
Refreshments
Tea, coffee and cake will be served throughout the day, but please bring your own lunch.
Tickets
Entry to the show is free of charge and open to all – no tickets required.
Venue
Christchurch Peartree Hall,
20 Tewin Road,
Welwyn Garden City,
AL7 1BW
Contact
For more information, please contact John Palombo at chair@hertsbees.org.uk, or at 01279 501025