Judges All Buzz About the Iowa State Fair Apiary Competition

DES MOINES, IA (08/22/2016)(readMedia)-- The Apiary competition brought out competitors' stingers when it was judged prior to the start of the 2016 Iowa State Fair.

All exhibitor entries were products of the exhibitor's apiary unless otherwise specified. Entries will be on display throughout the Fair from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. in the John Deere Agriculture Building sponsored by Alliant Energy.

Complete results below:

Observation Hive

1) P & P Honey And Bee Supply, Goodell

2) Roy Kraft, Goldfield

3) Connie Bronnenberg, Perry

4) DOYLE W KINCY, Urbandale

5) Zack Koopman, Ames

White Comb Honey

1) James Beyer, Boone

2) Michael Townsley, Deep River

3) Dan Dixon, Norwalk

Six Cut Comb in Hard Plastic Box

1) Roy Kraft, Goldfield

2) Linn Wilbur, Nevada

3) Michael Townsley, Deep River

4) P & P Honey And Bee Supply, Goodell

White Extracted Honey

1) Wildflower Acres, Waterloo

2) Jesse Eichenberger, New Hampton

3) Ann Wilbur, Nevada

4) Randy Elsbernd, Mason City

5) Michael Townsley, Deep River

6) P & P Honey And Bee Supply, Goodell

Light Amber Extracted Honey

1) Jesse Eichenberger, New Hampton

2) DOYLE W KINCY, Urbandale

3) Connie Bronnenberg, Perry

4) P & P Honey And Bee Supply, Goodell

5) Kevin Mogle, Osceola

6) Joe Dwyer, Dexter

Amber Extracted Honey

1) Connie Bronnenberg, Perry

2) Everett Birch, Marengo

3) Meadow BlazingStar Honey, Des Moines

Dark Amber Extracted Honey

1) Connie Bronnenberg, Perry

2) Michael Townsley, Deep River

Combination Chunk & Strained Honey

1) P & P Honey And Bee Supply, Goodell

2) Roy Kraft, Goldfield

Plastic Bears

1) Randy Elsbernd, Mason City

2) Kevin Mogle, Osceola

3) Marlene Mogle, Des Moines

4) DOYLE W KINCY, Urbandale

5) P & P Honey And Bee Supply, Goodell

6) Michael Townsley, Deep River

One Frame of Honey, Ready for Extracting

1) P & P Honey And Bee Supply, Goodell

2) Clare Heinrich, Urbandale

3) Philip Ebert, Lynnville

4) Roy Kraft, Goldfield

5) Chris Sauke, Sheffield

6) Linn Wilbur, Nevada

One Frame of Empty Extracting Comb

1) Philip Ebert, Lynnville

2) P & P Honey And Bee Supply, Goodell

3) Clare Heinrich, Urbandale

4) Roy Kraft, Goldfield

5) DOYLE W KINCY, Urbandale

6) Meadow BlazingStar Honey, Des Moines

Block of Beeswax

1) Jesse Eichenberger, New Hampton

2) Nathan Elsbernd, Mason City

3) P & P Honey And Bee Supply, Goodell

4) Randy Elsbernd, Mason City

5) Meadow BlazingStar Honey, Des Moines

6) Marlene Mogle, Des Moines

Beeswax Art

1) Meadow BlazingStar Honey, Des Moines

2) Britta Elsbernd, Mason City

Photograph - General Beekeeping

1) Steven Westercamp, Farmington

2) Meadow BlazingStar Honey, Des Moines

3) Christine Westercamp, Farmington

4) Judy Huizenga, Orange City

5) Everett Birch, Marengo

6) Tina Marshall, Oskaloosa

Photograph - Specific Subject

1) Connie Bronnenberg, Perry

2) Meadow BlazingStar Honey, Des Moines

3) Grace Jakes, Indianola

4) Steven Westercamp, Farmington

5) Becky Birch, Marengo

6) Everett Birch, Marengo

Two Beeswax Candles (dipped)

1) Meadow BlazingStar Honey, Des Moines

Two Beeswax Candles (all others)

1) Cara Bronnenberg, Perry

2) Connie Bronnenberg, Perry

3) Randy Elsbernd, Mason City

4) Heidi Love, Dawson

5) Philip Ebert, Lynnville

6) P & P Honey And Bee Supply, Goodell

Gift Basket

1) Connie Bronnenberg, Perry

2) Tina Marshall, Oskaloosa

3) Kristi Krafka, Cambridge

4) P & P Honey And Bee Supply, Goodell

5) Marlene Mogle, Des Moines

6) Grace Jakes, Indianola

Window Display

1) Connie Bronnenberg, Perry

2) Erin Miller, Marion

3) Amy Blomquist, Cedar Rapids

4) Emma Jakes, Indianola

Extracted Honey - Youth

1) Cody W Leydens, Urbandale

2) Clare Heinrich, Urbandale

3) Nathan Elsbernd, Mason City

Beekeeping Photo - Youth

1) Joy Westercamp, Farmington

2) Nathan Elsbernd, Mason City

3) Dana Edleman, Cambridge

Two Beeswax Candles - Youth

1) Ciera Bronnenberg, Perry

2) Brynley Pixlar, Perry

3) Makenna Pixlar, Perry

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