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Annual Honey Tasting Competition
Attend & sample or bring your honey & brag! It's all about that Sweet American Gold!
Strut your stuff, sling your sauce and wow the crowd with your honey bees' hard work!
Your honey may be voted "Best Honey in Dallas!" Then you can go home and tell the bees because, after all.. it's their honey- you just helped them along! JUMP TO RSVP FORM HERE
Tuesday, August 25 at 7pm. at CC Young:4847 W. Lawther Dallas, TX 75214
This evening will include a presentation on "The Invention of Creamed Honey and How to Make Your Own." Typical meeting content such as "In the Hive" and "Plant of the Month" as well as our Beginner Beekeeping class (at 6pm) will be provided as usual.
A Taste of Local-Harvest Honey and a Chance to Win "Best in Dallas, 2025."
Once a year, TVBA hosts a special gathering where local beekeepers compete for the coveted title of “Best Honey in Dallas.” The Winner receives a $50 Gift Certificate to Rooster Home & Hardware along with one year of Bragging Rights, a TVBA Website & social media write-up and a signed Award Certificate.
Attendees will have the opportunity to sample a diverse array of honeys, celebrating the incredible bounty produced by our local pollinators. And of course, everyone gets to vote!
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Join us to support educational & engaging community fun & fellowship!
This event is a must-attend for anyone interested in the fascinating world of bees, local food, and community. Whether you're a seasoned beekeeper, a curious gardener, or simply a fan of delicious honey, you're encouraged to join. The competition will be judged by attendees at the event.
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August Presentation Topic: Creamed Honey
Crooked Creek Honey Farm Online
Lisa Dittfurth of Crooked Creek Honey Farm will speak about Creamed Honey- from its invention and perfection to how to make your own.
Creamed honey, also known as spreadable or churned honey, was developed by Professor Elton J. Dyce at Cornell University in the early 1930s. He developed the Dyce method, which controls the crystallization of honey to create a smooth, spreadable texture. This method involves carefully managing the size and number of crystals through precise temperature control and the addition of "seed" crystals.
Taste the Hard Work of our Beloved Honey Bees and their Keepers!
- Once a year we invite local beekeepers to attend our honey tasting party and compete for the coveted title of “Best Honey in Dallas.”
- Some typical meeting segments may occur, as will our Beginner Beekeeping class before the meeting.
- Snack and drinks will be provided.
- Special Honey Tasting Party Content is scheduled for your enjoyment in place of our typical beekeeping-related presentation by a Speaker.
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Attending but not Competing?
Register as an Attendee- we need to know you'll be there.. regardless of whether you are offering samples, or just TASTING THEM!
- Don't wanna compete but still sling your sauce, offer samples and enjoy the fun? PLEASE let us know you'll be attending (but not competing) and submit the RSVP form below...pretty please!
- Table-space is Limited!! Attendees providing honey samples -but not competing- may not have a designated table-space to set up sampling as we will prioritize table-space for competitors.
- Table space will be prioritized for members of TVBA.
- Non-competitor beekeepers offering samples of their honey need also to RSVP. Table space does not include additional space for sales/displays (though beekeepers are welcome and encouraged to sample and sell their honey if adequate space is available).
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=> => Fill out the Form Below to Attend and only Taste Honey, PLEASE!
Honey from the Heart of our Bees.. and their Keepers.
Honey Tasting Party Details for Contestants:
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RSVP REQUIRED! Space is limited for beekeepers wishing to enter the competition and is prioritized for members of TVBA that registered in advance! We will use individually-named placards to designate where you may set up. Beekeepers arriving without registering in advance may use any additional table space (if available) on a first-come first-served basis in order to participate in the competition.
- If you do NOT RSVP you may still attend the event,BUT you may not be able to participate and enter your honey into the competition. Once we run out of table-space, you are still welcome to walk around and offer samples of your honey. However, we will not be able to have a placard and table-space for people to vote on your honey if you do not register, thus you will not participate in the competition to be voted "Best Honey in Dallas!"
- The Beekeeper with most bee markers wins "Best Honey in Dallas!" Meeting attendees will vote for their favorite honey by leaving a little bee trinket at your station and we will tally up the markers near the end of the event and announce a winner!
- The Winner receives a $50 gift certificate to Rooster Home & Hardware, as well as a signed Award Certificate along with a write-up on the TVBA website and social media about the beekeeper AND his or her honey bees. Oh yea, we cannot forget one year's worth of Bragging Rights!
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Bring a squeeze bottle of your honey. Make sure you have a cap on the bottle so that a small amount can be squeezed out for samples onto little wooden spoons we provide.
- We encourage you to bring honey to sell! Many honey tasters want to buy honey from beekeepers they know and take home a bottle of honey they particularly enjoyed. Space will -not- be provided for a honey display or other products of the hive. Extra honey bottles may be stored under the table, with only your honey sampler bottle and a single sealed bottle of your honey on the table surface.
- Please consider bringing an extra honey jar or bottle that can be donated to the club for auction.
Attending but not Competing? Let's revisit that:
- If you merely wish to attend the event and enjoy all the honey- come on down! But please- go ahead and let us know you will be present using the form below so we can do our best to be prepared for and have sufficient supplies, drinks, etc!