DES MOINES, IA (08/12/2019) — The Apiary competition brought out the buzz among competitors when it was judged prior to the start of the 2019 Iowa State Fair.

All exhibitor entries were products of the exhibitor's apiary unless otherwise specified. Entries will be on display throughout the Fair, 9AM-9PM in the John Deere Agriculture Building sponsored by Alliant Energy.

Results below:

 

Observation Hive

1) Doyle W Kincy, Urbandale

2) Ellen Bell, Runnells

3) TrinCap Ag Inc, Clear Lake

4) Douglas Brown, Corning

5) Zack Koopman, Ames

 

Six Cut Comb in Hard Plastic Box

1) Philip Ebert, Lynnville

2) TrinCap Ag Inc, Clear Lake

3) Julie Sander, Altoona

 

White Extracted Honey

1) Peverill's Apiary, Ankeny

2) Mike Dierenfeld, Northwood

3) Lonnie Elmore, Waterloo

4) Doyle W Kincy, Urbandale

5) Douglas Brown, Corning

6) Ellen Bell, Runnells

 

Light Amber Extracted Honey

1) Jesse Eichenberger, Lawler

2) Jessica Ihns, Lost Nation

3) Jeff Eichenberger, New Hampton

4) Shannon Bardole-Foley, Indianola

5) Gleann Daire Farm, Carlisle

6) Steven Westercamp, Farmington

 

Amber Extracted Honey

1) Jesse Eichenberger, Lawler

2) Michelle Wearmouth, St Charles

3) Wearmouth Farms, St Charles

Dark Amber Extracted Honey

1) Shannon Bardole-Foley, Indianola

2) Philip Ebert, Lynnville

 

Combination Chunk and Strained Honey

1) Philip Ebert, Lynnville

 

Plastic Bears

1) Douglas Brown, Corning

2) Chris Sauke, Sheffield

3) Doyle W Kincy, Urbandale

4) Ellen Bell, Runnells

5) Shannon Bardole-Foley, Indianola

6) Steve Wanderscheid, Sheldon

 

Creamed Honey

1) Peverill's Apiary, Ankeny

2) Philip Ebert, Lynnville

3) Sweet Surrender Honey, Montezuma

4) TrinCap Ag Inc, Clear Lake

5) Steve Wanderscheid, Sheldon

 

Flavored Creamed Honey

1) Peverill's Apiary, Ankeny

2) TrinCap Ag Inc, Clear Lake

3) Patricia Randol, Winterset

4) Philip Ebert, Lynnville

5) Steve Wanderscheid, Sheldon

 

One Frame of Honey, Ready for Extracting

1) Chris Sauke, Sheffield

2) Cody Hotman, Ackworth

3) Susan Kelly, Des Moines

4) Julia McGuire, West Des Moines

5) TrinCap Ag Inc, Clear Lake

6) Rene Owczarski, Des Moines

 

One Frame of Empty Extracting Comb

1) Julie Sander, Altoona

2) Ellen Bell, Runnells

3) Susan Kelly, Des Moines

4) Chris Sauke, Sheffield

5) Abigail Kelly, Des Moines

6) Bethany Kelly, Des Moines

 

Block of Beeswax

1) Doyle W Kincy, Urbandale

2) Jesse Eichenberger, Lawler

3) TrinCap Ag Inc, Clear Lake

4) Peverill's Apiary, Ankeny

5) Jeff Eichenberger, New Hampton

6) Douglas Brown, Corning

 

Beeswax Art

1) Shannon Bardole-Foley, Indianola

2) Julie Sander, Altoona

3) Philip Ebert, Lynnville

4) Susan Kelly, Des Moines

5) Abigail Kelly, Des Moines

6) Olivia Kelly, Des Moines

 

Photograph — General Beekeeping

1) BrandyAnn Dwyer, Dexter

2) Christine Westercamp, Farmington

3) Julia McGuire, West Des Moines

4) Sunny Liston, West Des Moines

5) Kenoyer Farms, Van Meter

6) Madison Rau, Rockwell

 

Photograph — Specific Subject

1) Christine Westercamp, Farmington

2) Shannon Bardole-Foley, Indianola

3) TrinCap Ag Inc, Clear Lake

4) Angie Schaffer, Elkhart

5) Bethany Kelly, Des Moines

6) BrandyAnn Dwyer, Dexter

 

Two Beeswax Candles (dipped)

1) Philip Ebert, Lynnville

2) Susan Kelly, Des Moines

3) Abigail Kelly, Des Moines

4) Olivia Kelly, Des Moines

5) Zack Koopman, Ames

 

Two Beeswax Candles (all others)

1) Shannon Bardole-Foley, Indianola

2) Philip Ebert, Lynnville

3) Kenoyer Farms, Van Meter

4) TrinCap Ag, Inc, Clear Lake

5) Doyle W Kincy, Urbandale

6) Jesse Eichenberger, Lawler

 

Gift Basket

1) Kenoyer Farms, Van Meter

2) Shannon Bardole-Foley, Indianola

3) Bethany Kelly, Des Moines

4) Deb Nielson, Newhall

 

Window Display

1) TrinCap Ag Inc, Clear Lake

2) Kenoyer Farms, Van Meter

3) Abigail Kelly, Des Moines

 

Extracted Honey — Youth

1) Clara Ihns, Lost Nation

2) Cody Hotman, Ackworth

3) Elijah Westercamp, Farmington

 

Beekeeping Photo — Youth

1) Abigail Kelly, Des Moines

2) Noah Westercamp, Farmington

3) Bethany Kelly, Des Moines

 

Two Beeswax Candles — Youth

1) Bethany Kelly, Des Moines

2) Elianna Kelly, Des Moines

3) Olivia Kelly, Des Moines

 

The Iowa State Fair is one of the oldest and largest agricultural and industrial expositions in the country and the single largest event in the state. The Fair began over 160 years ago and is now considered one of the best events in the nation, attracting more than one million Fairgoers every year from all over the world. The Fairgrounds are located at East 30th and East University, just off the interstate and minutes from Downtown Des Moines. Nothing Compares to State Fair Favorites: August 8-18, 2019. For more information, visit www.iowastatefair.org.

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