Bee & Honey

2025 Bee & Honey

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A competition worth buzzing about! Bee & Honey competitions are available for exhibitors of all ages and experience levels for producers of honey, observation hives or beeswax; baking or cooking with honey; beeswax carvings or castings, artwork and crafts with bee or honey motif.

Descriptions of each competition and entry rules are in the premium book, which will be available in May.

• Bee & Honey – Divisions, Rules & Premiums (PDF) (available early May)
• Bee & Honey Entry Instructions (PDF)

REGISTRATION

• Opens: Monday, May 5
• Closes: Thursday, Aug. 7, 4:30 p.m.

EXHIBIT DELIVERY & RETURN

• Delivery:
  • Saturday, Aug. 16, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. : divisions 97, 99-100 (no food products)
  • Sunday, Aug. 17, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.: divisions 97, 99-100 (no food products)
  • Tuesday, Aug. 19, 9 a.m. to noon: division 98 ONLY; and division 100, classes 122-130)
• Return:
  • TBD

RESULTS

2025 results will be posted as they become available.

• 2024 Bee & Honey results (PDF)
• Previous years’ results are available in the digital archive.

QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS?

For further information, please contact competition@mnstatefair.org or 651-288-4417.