Judges All Buzz About the Iowa State Fair Apiary Competition

DES MOINES, IA (08/16/2017) (readMedia)-- The Apiary competition brought out competitors' stingers when it was judged prior to the start of the 2017 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:

APIARY

Observation Hive

1) Austin Miller, Harcourt

2) Pat And Peggy Ennis, Goodell

3) Douglas Brown, Corning

4) KINCY APIARY, Urbandale

5) ROY KRAFT, Goldfield

6) Zack Koopman, Ames

White Comb Honey

1) Elijah Westercamp, Farmington

2) Joy Westercamp, Farmington

Six Cut Comb in Hard Plastic Box

1) ROY KRAFT, Goldfield

2) Philip Ebert, Lynnville

White Extracted Honey

1) KINCY APIARY, Urbandale

2) Tyler Fogt, Des Moines

3) Joe Dwyer, Dexter

4) Jeremiah Kusel, Slater

5) Libby Kestel, Iowa City

6) ROY KRAFT, Goldfield

Light Amber Extracted Honey

1) Marlene Mogle, Des Moines

2) Douglas Brown, Corning

3) Kelsey Strohbehn, West Des Moines

Amber Extracted Honey

1) Douglas Brown, Corning

Combination Chunk & Strained Honey

1) ROY KRAFT, Goldfield

2) Shane Bixby, Marion

3) Philip Ebert, Lynnville

Plastic Bears

1) KINCY APIARY, Urbandale

2) Steve Wanderscheid, Sheldon

3) ROY KRAFT, Goldfield

4) Jeremiah Kusel, Slater

5) Ellen Bell, Runnells

6) Pat And Peggy Ennis, Goodell

Creamed Honey

1) Philip Ebert, Lynnville

2) Pat And Peggy Ennis, Goodell

Flavored Creamed Honey

1) Pat And Peggy Ennis, Goodell

2) Philip Ebert, Lynnville

One Frame of Honey, Ready for Extracting

1) Austin Miller, Harcourt

2) Pat And Peggy Ennis, Goodell

3) Shane Bixby, Marion

4) KINCY APIARY, Urbandale

5) Zack Koopman, Ames

6) Christina Nigon, Altoona

One Frame of Empty Extracting Comb

1) Pat And Peggy Ennis, Goodell

2) KINCY APIARY, Urbandale

3) Philip Ebert, Lynnville

4) Marlene Mogle, Des Moines

Block of Beeswax

1) Pat And Peggy Ennis, Goodell

2) Shane Bixby, Marion

3) Keri Kenoyer, Van Meter

4) Douglas Brown, Corning

5) Philip Ebert, Lynnville

Photograph - General Beekeeping

1) Julia McGuire, West Des Moines

2) Rhonda Heston, Chariton

3) Micah Cope, Newton

4) Susan Kelly, Des Moines

5) Kelsey Strohbehn, West Des Moines

6) BrandyAnn Dwyer, Dexter

Photograph - Specific Subject

1) Julia McGuire, West Des Moines

2) Scott Bell, Runnells

3) Kelsey Strohbehn, West Des Moines

4) Connie Bronnenberg, Perry

5) Granny's Bee Town, Maxwell

6) Douglas Brown, Corning

Two Beeswax Candles (dipped)

1) Shane Bixby, Marion

2) Zack Koopman, Ames

3) Philip Ebert, Lynnville

Two Beeswax Candles (all others)

1) KINCY APIARY, Urbandale

2) Pat And Peggy Ennis, Goodell

3) Connie Bronnenberg, Perry

4) Keri Kenoyer, Van Meter

5) Philip Ebert, Lynnville

6) Shane Bixby, Marion

Gift Basket

1) Grace Jakes, Indianola

2) Keri Kenoyer, Van Meter

3) Connie Bronnenberg, Perry

4) Kristi Krafka, Cambridge

Window Display

1) Shane Bixby, Marion

2) Keri Kenoyer, Van Meter

3) Emma Jakes, Indianola

Extracted Honey - Youth

1) CODY LEYDENS, Urbandale

2) Sydney Sears, Slater

3) Elijah Westercamp, Farmington

Beekeeping Photo - Youth

1) Gage Long, Sheldahl

2) Ilima Young-Dunn, West Des Moines

3) Sydney Sears, Slater

Two Beeswax Candles - Youth

1) CODY LEYDENS, Urbandale

2) Olivia Kelly, Des Moines

3) Christian Tang, Marion

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