This book contains a comprehensive guide to producing honey for competitions, with information on preparing, exhibiting, standards, and more. In addition to advice for the producer, there are useful hints as to judges and judging, which will be of considerable value to those managing shows. Although old, the information contained herein is timeless, making this a great addition to collections of bee-keeping literature. It is one not to be missed by the discerning collector. The chapters of this book include: 'The Judge', 'The Exhibitor', 'Duties of Secretaries and Stewards', 'Advice to Exhibitors Advantages and Inducements of Exhibiting', 'Points to be Observed, and Methods of Judging', 'Judging by Points', 'Producing and Preparing Extracted Honey', 'Producing and Preparing Comb Honey'... etcetera. We are proud to republish this vintage book, now complete with a new and specially commissioned introduction on homesteading."