2019 NC State Fair Booth Results

Thanks are due to all club members who participated by preparing and contributing entries that garnered a 1st place winning booth. Special thanks are due to Sheyenne Michelizzi, Zivon Price, and Johnny Mills for designing and assembling the booth and for coordinating the delivery and arrangement of all contributors entries.

County Display Booth Entries
Place: 1 County Display Booth (Sheyenne Michelizzi, Zivon Price, Johnny Mills)
Place: 1 Display 12 nectar-producing plants (Linda Leister & Geoff Leister)
Place: 2 Pure beeswax dipped candles (Catherine Parsons)
Place: 2 Chunk honey (Mike Ross)
Place: 4 Quilts-suitable for wall hanging (Roma Lloyd)
Place: 5 3-jars, 14 oz., Honey extracted, dark amber (Jennifer Welsh)
Place: 5 3-jars, 14 oz., Honey light amber (Paul Jollay)
Place: 6 3-jars, 14 oz. Honey extracted extra light (Mike Ross)

Members Individual Entries

Paul Jollay’s Entries
Place: 1 Special Awards Best in Show: Senior Division
Place: 1 3-jars, 14 oz., extracted, extra light
Place: 1 2-bottles non-carb. dry mead
Place: 2 2-bottles sweet mead
Place: 6 3-jars, 14 oz., extracted amber
Place: 6 3-jars, 14 oz., honey, light amber

Sheyenne Michelizzi’s Entries
Place: 1 Pure beeswax dipped candles
Place: 3 Novelty Items Beeswax

Nancy Montgomery Entry
Place: 1 Quilts-suitable for wall hanging

Ira Poston’s Entries
Place: 1 3-sections cut comb honey
Place: 3 1-comb for extracting
Place: 3 3-jars, 14 oz., extracted amber

Mike Ross’s Entries
Place: 1 Sweepstakes Awards Senior Sweepstakes
Place: 1 Bulk Display Pure beeswax single block
Place: 1 3-jars, 14 oz., chunk, comb, light
Place: 2 1-comb for extracting

Jennifer Welsh’s Entries
Place: 4 Cookies – plain, any flavor
Place: 4 Pure beeswax product display

Ariel Welsh’s Entries
Place: 1 Sweepstakes Awards Junior Sweepstakes
Place: 1 Junior Honey Competition 1 B&W print honey bee/scene
Place: 1 Junior Honey Competition 1 color print honey bee/scene
Place: 1 Junior Honey Competition Beekeeping Coloring Book
Place: 2 Junior Honey Competition Display pure beeswax products
Place: 5 Foods cooked w/Honey-Juniors Cookies – any variety not list

Amber Welsh’s Entries
Place: 1 Junior Honey Competition 3-jars, 14 oz.,extracted, light
Place: 1 Junior Honey Competition 3-jars,14 oz. extracted, dark
Place: 1 Junior Honey Competition Display pure beeswax products
Place: 2 Foods cooked w/Honey-Juniors Cookies – Chocolate Chip
Place: 4 Junior Honey Competition 1-color print honey bee/scene

One part of the Alamance County Beekeepers Association State Fair Exhibit included a display of 12 Nectar and Pollen Producing Plants for which the club won 1st place. The 12 Bee Friendly Culinary and Aromatic Herb Fact Sheets for each herb entered are available for download individually or as a single 12-page PDF document.

  1. Cilantro (Coriandrum sativum)
  2. Borage (Borago officinalis)
  3. Catnip (Nepeta cataria)
  4. Sweet Basil (Ocimum basilicum)
  5. Mountain Mint (Pycnanthemum pilosum)
  6. Sweet Marjoram or Oregano (Origanum vulgare)
  7. English Lavender (Lavandula angustifolia)
  8. Lemon Balm (Melissa officinalis)
  9. Rosemary (Salvia rosmarinus)
  10. Thai Basil (Ocimum basilicum var. thyrsiflora)
  11. English Thyme (Thymus vulgaris)
  12. Anise Hyssop (Agastache foeniculum)