About us
The National Honey Show is the UK’s premier honey show with international classes, Lecture Convention and Workshops.
Next Show
Thursday 22nd to Saturday 24th October 2026.
The National Honey Show is an annual event held at the end of October in and around the London area. The Venue for 2026 is Sandown Park Racecourse in Surrey.
The National Honey Show has nearly two hundred and fifty Competitive Classes to test your skills. The show attracts beekeepers from all over the world to compete for the much coveted trophies and prize cards.
To encourage new exhibitors and membership we will make available the Schedule for downloading and printing in August 2026.
General Stewards
The National Honey Show relies on a large team of volunteers. Any offers of help at the show itself are welcome.
If you would like to volunteer as a steward, please fill in the online form available here: https://forms.gle/xyzkhPwzLXkrURrC8
Judge Stewards
Request to be a Judges Steward at the Show
If you wish to be considered as a Judge’s Steward for the Show please download and fill in the Judges Steward application form and email it to Enid Brown, Judges’ Referee at judgesreferee@honeyshow.co.uk.
Note: You can enter the information required directly on the PDF, no need to print/scan.
Publications
No.1 A Short History of the National Honey Show
No.2 Beeswax Candles for Show
No.3 Comb Honey for Show
No.4 Granulated or Crystallised Honey
No.5 Judging Honey in the Jar
No.6 Management, Production and Exhibiting of Heather Honey
No.7 Preparation of Liquid Honey
No.8 Producing Mead for Showing and Drinking
No.9 Showing Honey Products
No.10 The Study of Pollen (A Short History)
No.11 Wax for Show
Printed booklets are available at the show for £3.50 each.
Booklets in PDF format (downloads) can be purchased from our Shop for £3.00 each.
National Council Members
ORGANISATION | NAME
Avon
Anne Rowberry
Paul Moorhouse
Bucks County
Sue Carter
Bill Fisher
Claire O’Brien
Central Association
Sue Carter
Harold Cloutt
Cornwall
John Roberts
Cheshire
John Goodwin
Pete Sutcliffe
Sarah Johnson
Dorset County BKA
Lesley Gasson
Dover & District BKA
Len Mole
Essex
Paul Abbott
Herefordshire
Debbie Smith
Hertfordshire
Diane Bruce
Laurence Longe
Chris Mercer
Rob Croft
Kent
Jenny Spon-Smith
Bob Jackman
Lincolnshire BKA
Catherine Lake
Chris Arlett-Johnson
Gill Smith
Middlesex
Bill Fitzmaurice
Caroline Geheran
Norfolk
Pat Marshall
Norfolk West & King’s Lynn
Richard Lee
Sarah Brown
Northamptonshire
Phillipa Ferguson
Derek Holmes
Mike Hall
ORGANISATION | NAME
Northamptonshire
Phillipa Ferguson
Derek Holmes
Mike Hall
Nottinghamshire
Simon Croson
Reading
Hazel Blackburn
Jenny Morgan
Scottish BKA
Enid Brown
Bron Wright
Shropshire North
Joyce Nisbet
Somerset
Suzy Perkins
Mark Gullick
Bridget Knutson
Anne Pike
Suffolk
Helen Davies
Brett Bayliss
Jane Corcoran
Paul White
Surrey
Andrew Gibb
Julie Hogarth
Sussex
Ben Pratt
Sheila Fellows-Turnbull
Helen Hadley
Norman Dickinson
Warwickshire
Bernard Diaper
Welsh BKA
Alan Burford
Ceri Joyner
Jenny Shaw
Selwyn Runnet
Wiltshire
Chris Rawlings
Yorkshire
Ivor Flatman
Tony Jefferson
Shirley Bond
Wendy Maslin
Federation of Irish Beekeepers
John Donoghue
Eleanor Attridge
Paul Boyle
Liam McGarry