Awards
When our kids were younger we participated in the NC State Fair honey competitions. God blessed us with over a dozen blue ribbons during a 5 year period from 2007-2012. Our full list of State Fair awards are below:
2012 NC State Fair
- Junior Honey Category: Sweepstakes ribbon
- Junior B/W Print blue ribbon
- Junior Honey Dark Extracted blue ribbon
- Junior Honey Dark Chunk blue ribbon
- Junior Honey Light Chunk red ribbon
- Junior Pure Wax red ribbon
- Junior Wax Novelty red ribbon
- Junior Coloring Book white ribbon
- Junior Foods w/honey Cookies white ribbon
- Junior B/W Print white ribbon
2011 NC State Fair
- Junior Foods cooked w/honey: red ribbon
- Junior Foods Plan Cookies: pink ribbon
- Senior Sweet Mead: red ribbon
2010 NC State Fair
- Senior Black/White photo: blue ribbon
- Senior Color photo: blue ribbon
- Junior Cookies plain: blue ribbon
- Junior Chunk Honey: blue ribbon
- Senior Sweet Mead: red ribbon
- Senior Pure beeswax product: red ribbon
- Junior Snack food: red ribbon
- Junior Light Honey: red ribbon
- Junior Black/White photo: red ribbon
- Senior Dry Mead: white ribbon
- Senior Fruit Mead: white ribbon
- Junior Color photo: white ribbon
- Senior Amber Honey: yellow ribbon
- Senior Beeswax block: yellow ribbon
- Junior Salad dressing: yellow ribbon
2009 NC State Fair
- Junior Dark Honey: blue ribbon
- Senior Dry Mead : blue ribbon
- Senior Amber Honey: red ribbon
- Junior Devils Honey Cake: red ribbon
- Senior Fruit Mead : white ribbon
- Senior Black/White Photo: pink ribbon
- Senior Sweet Mead : pink ribbon
2008 NC State Fair
- Junior Sweepstakes Ribbon (most accumulated points)
- Junior Chunk Honey: blue ribbon
- Junior Dark Honey: blue ribbon
- Senior Amber Honey: red ribbon
- Junior Light Honey: red ribbon
- Junior Choc Chip Cookies cooked w/honey: pink ribbon
- Junior Sugar Cookies cooked w/honey: pink ribbon
2007 NC State Fair
- Senior Amber Honey: white ribbon
- Junior Sugar Cookies cooked w/honey: blue ribbon
