2025 MABA Honey Show Winners

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2025 MABA Show Results

Senior Honey Judge Brutz English announced MABA’s annual honey show winners on September 28 at the Galloway School. We had an amazing show this year consisting of 70 entries from some 21 participants. The winners of this year’s honey show are:

Black Jar – Best Tasting Honey: Cathy Shanks

Best in Show: Deb DeWitt (shown at right, for her entry in Notions, Potions and Lotions)

Light Extracted Honey

  • 1st: Brian Harris
  • 2nd: Holly Snow
  • 3rd: Jeremiah Young
  • Highly Commendable: Ori Kistenberg

Amber Extracted Honey

  • 1st:  Deb Dewitt
  • 2nd: Brian Harris
  • 3rd: Trent Mosely
  • Very Highly Commendable: Gina Gallucci

Dark Extracted Honey

  • 2nd: Peter Helfrich 
  • 3rd: Cathy Shanks
  • Highly Commendable: Ori Kistenberg
  • Commendable: Holly Snow

Creamed Honey

  • 1st: Deb DeWitt

Cut Comb Honey

  • 2nd: Jeremiah Young

Novice Honey

  • 1st: Brian Harris
  • 2nd: Omar Malik
  • 3rd: Holly Snow
  • Very Highly Commendable: Trent Mosely
  • Highly Commendable: Lenny Wentworth
  • Commendable: Jeremiah Young

Beeswax Block

  • 2nd: Josh Griffeth

Beeswax Candles

  • 1st: Deb Dewitt
  • 2nd: Cathy Shanks
  • Very Highly Commendable: Lenny Wentworth
  • Highly Commendable: Josh Griffeth

Sweet Meads

  • 1st: Brian Harris

Honey Beverages – Non-alcoholic

  • 1st: Cathy Shanks

Honey Beverages – Alcoholic

  • 1st: Deb DeWitt

Honey Confections

  • 1st: Josh Griffeth
  • 2nd: Cathy Shanks
  • 3rd: Linda Tillman

Honey Breads

  • 1st: Cathy Shanks

Honey Cakes

  • 1st: Peter Helfrich
  • 2nd: Deb DeWitt

Artwork Related to Beekeeping

  • 1st: Brian Harris
  • 2nd: Cathy Shanks

Crafts Related to Beekeeping

  • 1st: Cathy Shanks

Notions, Potions & Lotions

  • 1st:  Deb DeWitt
  • 2nd: Linda Tillman
  • 3rd: Ori Kistenberg
  • Very Highly Commendable: Stacy Brune
  • Highly Commendable: Rachel Melchionne

Beekeeping Gadgets

  • 1st: George Andl
  • 2nd: Brian Harris

Photography Related to Beekeeping

  • 1st: Holly Wentworth
  • 2nd: Ori Kistenberg
  • 3rd: Deb DeWitt 
  • Very Highly Commendable: Cathy Shanks

Many thanks to the judging team of Brutz English, Sarah English, Anita Curry, Chris Jones and Karen Miller.