A day visitor pass cost £18 and can be purchased online here or at the National Honey Show reception desk on the day of your visit. National Honey Show Members get in FREE for all three days.

Firstly you need a copy of the schedule. The schedule will list all the competitive classes that can be entered. Read the schedule carefully and make sure you understand all the rules and regulations. Remember everything you need to know will be in the schedule!

No. Only National Honey Show members and those with valid day tickets can attend lectures and book into workshops and/or demonstrations. Also see Workshop Booking Enquiries and FAQ.

No. The cost of daily admission is £16.00 which you can purchase on the day. Considering what is on offer, is very good value for a day’s entertainment. If you want even better value for your money, why not become a member of the National Honey Show? From £27.00 via the Membership Subscription page. Payment taken by debit/credit cards. This will give you admission for all the three days, entitle you to a copy of the schedule, and allow you to vote at the National Council.

Yes. Your entry fee is included with Membership from £30 for all three days or Day Visitor pass at £18 which you can purchase here or at the show (accompanied children under 18 free of charge). It covers admission to the competitive classes exhibition, the trade / educational show and lectures. The trade / educational show is open: Thursday 12 to 6pm, Friday 9am to 6pm and Saturday 8.30am to 4.30pm.

No. This offer has now ended.

Yes. tables will be available, but honestly, we do not recommend that you do that. There is a lot of movement going on at the entrance stirring up lots of dust. It is much better to do your final preparations at home. Judges would much prefer to see a bit of honey on the inside of the lid than a film of dust on the surface of your honey.

The situation at the moment is not entirely clear as the new regulations have been interpreted slightly differently by Trading Standards departments in many areas. If you are selling honey it is best to have your labels checked by your local office. For the purpose of the National Honey Show all classes requiring the exhibitors own labels must comply with Rule 24 (see schedule).

Go for it, and give it your best.

Thornes and Northern Bee Books have again most kindly offered to transport exhibits to and from the show. Get in touch with them. Or else do what a lot of other people do, and arrange for one member of their branch to transport all the branch exhibits by car, and then for the branch to pay the driver’s expenses. You could even arrange for your entries to be sent to the show via courier. Read the instructions and date limits in the schedule.

The last date for entry forms for the majority of classes is Monday 7^th October.

Late entries may be made until the 14th October, but will incur an additional late entry fee of £10.00. Completed entry forms for classes 95-109 inclusive and 315-316 and 318, i.e. essays, videos, microscope slides and photographs must reach the Entries Secretary by 9th September. The actual entries for these classes need to be with the appropriate convenor as directed by the entries secretary by 23th September. No late entries will be permitted for these classes.

There is no need to “register”. You will need a day ticket, which can be purchased online here or on arrival at Sandown Park Racecourse. You pay £18.00 for each day’s admission, or £30.00 to become a member of the National Honey Show (see Membership Subscription), and this will entitle you to free admission all three days of the show.

Booking accommodation is entirely your responsibility.

Apply to the show Secretary, Fiona Matheson, who will advise you about the procedure. Use the Contact Email. We strongly recommend that you start to make your preparations in good time, and NOT to leave everything until the last few days. Cut off date for us to send letters of invitation is 1^st September.

• Full name
• Date of birth
• Full address
• Passport Number
• Passport Valid from date
• Passport Valid to date

I am afraid that is not possible. The National Honey Show is itself a charity, run entirely by voluntary and unpaid helpers. All our resources are used for staging the show each year, and we have no further funds available. As much as we would like to help you, I regret that the answer must be a definite no.

If you are bringing in a large quantity, you may well have problems, unless your country has exemption from the EU Council Directive 95/23/EC. I advise that you check up about this with HM Customs and Excise. If however, you are only bringing in a few jars in your hand-luggage – the sort of quantity you would bring as presents for your relatives – then there should be no problem.

Any interested beekeeper wishing to enter exhibits into the NHS from outside the UK should write to Fiona Matheson: Use the Contact Email.

I am afraid that we are not able to provide translators for other languages. This is beyond the show’s resources at the moment.