The 2019 ApiNZ Honey Competition sponsored by Kiwi Labels.
If you’ve entered previous national honey competitions, you’ll notice refinements in the schedule of classes which we introduced last year (now classes A – K) plus some amendments to the rules and the entry fee. As well as the three new classes introduced last year – Monofloral Manuka Honey, Honeydew Honey and Product Packaging we have added a Bee Club/Association or Hub Open Class entry.
We are endeavouring to raise the calibre of the competition awards to make them more elite and therefore more meaningful commercially.
Our judges are world-class and will use internationally recognised scales of points to judge your honeys. Trophies, medals and certificates are awarded to winners, as well as a number of specially designed stickers indicating the gold, silver or bronze-winning status of the honey. Winners can negotiate with Kiwi Labels to print further batches of these stickers or have them incorporated into their current label designs.
The Supreme winner- the highest scoring Exhibitor calculated by using the sum of the top three scores of an individual exhibitor in classes A-F, will receive their trophy at the Gala Dinner. All winners will have their products displayed at the conference and published on the ApiNZ App.
2019 National Honey Competition Winners
100% Pure NZ Honey Ltd
Gold medals: Monofloral Mānuka Honey, Honeydew Honey
Silver medals: Naturally Granulated Honey Light, Naturally Granulated Honey Medium, Creamed Honey Light, Creamed Honey Medium
Bronze medals: Liquid Clear Honey Dark, Creamed Honey Dark
Auckland Beekeepers Club
Gold medal: Bee Club Association or Hub Open Class Entry
Bush Haven Farm
Bronze medals: Liquid Clear Honey Medium, Naturally Granulated Honey Light, Naturally Granulated Honey Dark
Glasson Apiaries
Bronze medal: Creamed Honey Light
Great Barrier Natural Honey
Bronze medal: Naturally Granulated Honey Medium
Hart’s Honey
Gold Medal: Naturally Granulated Honey Medium category
Jill Pauling
Silver medal: Liquid Clear Honey Light
Kaimai Range Honey
Trophy: Class B Naturally Granulated Honey
Gold medals: Naturally Granulated Dark, Creamed Honey Dark
Silver medals: Liquid Clear Honey Medium, Special Reserve Honey
Emma Krs
Gold medal: Product of the hive
Lyndy Wickham
Silver medal: Liquid Clear Honey Dark
Marsh’s Honey
Gold medal: Honeycomb: Cut Comb
Milburn Apiaries
Supreme Award
Trophy: Class C Creamed Honey
Gold medals: Creamed Honey Light, Creamed Honey Medium
Silver medals: Creamed Honey Dark
Bronze medals: Liquid Clear Honey Light
Pouatu Mānuka
Bronze medal: Creamed Honey Medium
Springbank Honey
Bronze medal: Monofloral Mānuka Honey
Southern Alps Honey
Gold medals: Liquid Clear Honey Medium, Naturally Granulated Honey Light, Honey Beverages and honey-based food commercial
Silver medals: Honeydew honey, Honey comb: cut comb, Naturally Granulated Honey Dark
Sweetree Honey
Bronze medal: Special Reserve Honey
Taylor Pass Honey
Trophy for Class A Liquid or Clear Honey
Gold medals: Liquid Clear Honey Light, Liquid Clear Honey Dark, Honeycomb: Frame, Wood Section (tie)
Bronze medal: Honeydew Honey
Te Akatea Apiaries
Gold medals: Special Reserve Honey, Honeycomb: Frame, Wood Section (tie)
Bronze medals: Honeycomb: cut comb
The True Honey Company
Gold medal: Product Packaging Open Category
Silver medal: Monofloral Mānuka Honey