2011 State Fair Honey Competition Results

The members of Cook DuPage Beekeepers Association gathered 7 Blue Ribbons, and 6 second place ribbons on the way to collecting the Sweepstakes Award at the 2011 Illinois State Fair.

Through the collective effort of CDBA member beekeepers, and guided by Terry Breen, we were able to fill all 22 categories, and placed in 17 of them. 

Competition increased this year with 2 new participants adding their honey and hive products to the competition.  Beside Land Of Lincoln Beekeepers, Lake County Beekeepers and Illiana Beekeepers participated in the fair’s professional class competition.

Special thanks to those members who participated in filling the various categories include:

 Tom & Kim Luppino,  Chris & Charles Linnell,  Matt & Susan Schmitz,  Larry Dieckman,  Allen Nelson,  Bronwyn Weaver,  Chris & Bernie Saad, Charles & Karen Lorence,  Terry Breen, John Hansen, Bill & Dorothy Buckley.
Additional thanks to those who completed the set up and take down of the display and entries in Springfield who are:  Chris & Bernie Saad,  Terry Breen and John Hansen.
The final results are as follows:
    1st place 2nd place 3rd place 4th place
14694 Display of white comb honey, 12 sections                                                              Lincoln Land Lake County Cook-DuPage Illiana
14695 frame of honey for extracting Illiana Lake County Lincoln Land Cook-DuPage
14696 frame of white honey for cut comb Cook-DuPage Illiana Lake County Lincoln Land
14697 frame of amber honey for cut comb Lincoln Land Cook-DuPage Lake County Illiana
14698 display of amber cut comb in plastic box Cook-DuPage Lincoln Land Lake County Illiana
14699 display of white cut comb in plastic box Cook-DuPage Lake County Lincoln Land Illiana
14700 white comb honey in round sections Illiana Cook-DuPage Lake County Lincoln Land
14701 display of light extracted honey Cook-DuPage Lincoln Land Lake County Illiana
14702 amber comb honey in round sections Lincoln Land Lake County Cook-Dupage Illiana
14703 display of amber extracted honey Cook-DuPage Lake County Illiana Lincoln Land
14704 display of dark extracted honey Lake County Illiana Lincoln Land Cook-DuPage
14705 display of variety of Illinois honey Illiana Lincoln Land Lake County Cook-DuPage
14706 display of designs in comb honey Illiana Lake County Lincoln Land Cook-DuPage
14707 chunk honey in square jars Cook-DuPage Lincoln Land Illiana Lake County
14708 light chunk honey in round jars Illiana Cook-DuPage Lake County Lincoln Land
14709 amber chunk honey in round jars Cook-DuPage Lincoln Land Illiana Lake County
14710 beeswax in commercial shapes Illiana Cook-DuPage Lincoln Land Lake County
14711 art designs in beeswax Illiana Lincoln Land Cook-DuPage Lake County
14712 color photography Lake County Lincoln Land Illiana Cook-DuPage
14713 creamed honey Lincoln Land Cook-DuPage Lake County Illiana
14714 Honey gift pack Illiana Lincoln Land Cook-DuPage Lake County
14715 Best Display Booth Lincoln Land Cook-DuPage Illiana Lake County
14716 Sweepstakes Cook-DuPage      

Additionally many of our members participated in the Open Class Honey Competition and gathered ribbons and prize fees there as well with 39 of the 97 recognized finishes being captured by CDBA members   Here are the results of the Open Class competition.   Please note CDBA members are marked in italics:

    1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th
14722 frame of honey     for cut comb Kevin Karnes Christopher Saad Charles Lorence Robert Walters James     Belli        
14723 white cut comb plastic boxes Christopher Saad James    Belli Fred Gerberding Corky Schnadt Robert Walters Larry    Waller Kevin Karnes    
14724 white comb honey, 3 sections Arvin   Pierce Charles Lorence Larry      Waller James     Belli Christopher Saad Corky Schnadt Fred Gerberding Gabe Gerberding Audrey Gerberding
14725 comb honey in round sections Jerry Wasson Larry Waller Kevin Karnes James      Belli Christopher Saad Terry      Breen Fred Gerberding Audrey Gerberding Gabe Gerberding
14726 light              extracted honey James     Belli Christopher Saad F. Leon Bilbrew Gabe Gerberding Charles Lorence Fred Gerberding Corky Schnadt Audrey Gerberding McKenzie Daniels
14727 amber          extracted honey Robert Walters Christopher Saad Larry       Waller Terry        Breen James        Belli Corky Schnadt Charles Lorence Audrey Gerberding Gabe Gerberding
14728 dark               extracted honey Audrey Gerberding James       Belli Larry          Waller Fred Gerberding Christopher Saad Robert Walters Gabe Gerberding Charles Lorence  
14729 amber                 chunk honey Robert Walters Larry            Waller Christopher Saad James       Belli Gage           Sattler        
14730 light                     chunk honey Robert Walters Gage             Sattler Christopher Saad James            Belli Corky Schnadt        
14731 chunk honey             in square jars Christopher Sadd Fred Gerberding Larry           Waller James            Belli          
14732 creamed           honey Charles Lorence Christopher Saad Fred Gerberding Gabe Gerberding F. Leon Bilbrew Audrey Gerberding James                  Belli Gage           Sattler  
14733 Beeswax in commercial forms Charles Lorence Larry          Waller Christopher Saad James            Belli Gabe Gerberding Fred Gerberding      
14734 Beeswax                   art designs Fred Gerberding Christopher Saad James            Belli Gabe Gerberding Audrey Gerberding        
14735 Beeswax         molded candles Fred Gerberding Robert Walters Gabe Gerberding James              Belli Audrey Gerberding Christopher Saad Terry    Breen    
14736 Sweepstakes   Winner Christopher Saad                

Congratulations to All the winners and especially the members of of CDBA.