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  • About
  • Getting Here
    • Driving Directions
    • Where to Stay
    • Parking
  • Gallery
    • 2019 Arkansas Honey Festival Gallery
    • 2018 Arkansas Honey Festival Gallery
    • 2016 Arkansas Honey Festival Gallery
  • Arkansas Honey Festival
  • Activities
    • Honey Contest
    • Creamed Honey Contest
    • Mead Contest
  • Vendors
    • 2022 Arkansas Honey Festival Vendors
  • Sponsors
    • 2022 Arkansas Honey Festival Sponsors
    • How to Become a Sponsor
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    • 2019 Arkansas Honey Festival News Coverage
    • 2018 Arkansas Honey Festival News Coverage
    • 2017 Arkansas Honey Festival News Coverage
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Honey Contest

Thank you for your interest in participating in the Arkansas Honey Festival’s Honey Contest. The guidelines for entering the contest and the rules for judging the People’s Choice Award and Overall Grand Winner are listed below. The entry form and contest guidelines are available as downloadable PDFs.

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View "Honey Contest Guidelines"

Honey Contest JudgesContest Entry

To enter the Honey Contest, you will need to have you bottled honey and an entry form submitted to the registration desk by 9:30 am on September 24, 2022. You may also drop off your entry to the Bemis Honey Bee store during the week prior to the event. We will have entry forms available at the event, but we recommend downloading the form and filling it out in advance.

The submitted honey must be pure/raw bottled honey that was produced in Arkansas in 2022 by the contestant entering the contest. Once the honey has been submitted to the contest, the contestant may not tamper with the bottle. One entry per person allowed.

Judging Rules

One jar of honey (of any size) will be entered in the contest by the contestant. The entry must be checked into registration no later than 9:30am on September 24, 2022. Official judging will occur between 9:30am and 11:00am. The honey will be graded on: appearance, clarity, cleanliness of the jar, aroma, taste, and label design. A first, second, and third place prize will be awarded to winners with the highest score at 3:30pm.

People’s Choice Award

Once the official judging has been completed, tasting of the entries will be open to the general public from 11:00am to 3:00pm. Each attendee at the Arkansas Honey Festival will have the opportunity to taste each entry and cast one vote for his or her favorite honey, while supplies last. Voting will close at 3:00pm and the votes will be counted. A first, second, third place prize will be awarded to winners with the most votes at 3:30pm.

Overall Grand Winner

The contestant with the highest score from both categories combined will be awarded the title of overall grand winner and receive the grand prize.

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7th Annual Arkansas Honey Festival 2022

September 24, 2022 • 9:00 am – 4:00 pm at Bemis Honey Bee Farm
13516 Asher Road, Little Rock, AR 72206

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