“Fiji’s Best Honey 2021” was awarded by Mr. Rahim of Fiji Beekeepers Association.
- First place was awarded to Mike Agnew’s “Bee Happy” honey from Togovere, Ra.
- Second place was awarded to Ziyaad Hussein’s “Nahl Pure Honey” of Rakiraki, Ra, which won first place nearly five years ago.
- Third place was awarded to Gita’s “Karan’s Natural Sweetnin” from Ba.
Competition was tough with 21 entries into FBA’s 2021 “Best Fiji Honey” competition.
Each honey entry was evaluated on cleanliness and absence of defects, clarity, aroma, taste, and moisture content.
First place was awarded to Mike Agnew’s “Bee Happy” honey from Togovere, Ra. Second place was awarded to Ziyaad Hussein’s “Nahl Pure Honey” of Rakiraki, Ra, which won first place nearly five years ago. Third place was awarded to Gita’s “Karan’s Natural Sweetnin” from Ba.
Although not a competition, a recognition goes to Dr. Riyaz Dean’s molded candles from Ba.
FBA is considering a new award for next year for “Best New Bee Product” so consider entering with your candles, balms and other value-added bee products.
Honey Competition Awards – Adjustments – April 11 2021
Fiji Beekeepers Association prides itself on the integrity of its annual honey judging competition. Towards this, it is a bit embarrassing to find a mathematical error after Saturday’s event that changes the judged outcome of the competition.
The awards for 1st and 2nd place in the competition for Fiji’s Best Honey remain as announced at the meeting, won by “Bee Happy” and “Nahl Pure Honey”, respectively. However, the corrected rankings of Fiji’s best honey changes Gita’s “Karan’s Natural Sweetnin” from 3rd place to share 1st place. The 3rd place honey is correctly judged to be “Bula Bee”.
Our apologies for the error. We will work to avoid this problem in future competitions, but also want this year’s honey awards to be based on their true judged qualities. Congratulations to all the winners.
FBA’s 2021 Beekeeper of the year award – the McKenzie Cup
FBA’s 2021 Beekeeper of the year award, also known as the McKenzie Cup, went to “Honey Joe” Mainakavika of Tunaloa, Cakaudrove.
Joe’s history of helping other beekeepers and creating new bee products were cited by FBA’s executive team as the primary reasons for this award.
The award was presented by former McKenzie Beelines manager, Sekove Koro.
FBA’s 2021 Beekeeper of the year award – the McKenzie Cup
Learn details on how your honey scored
If any honey contestants want to learn details on how their honey scored on taste, aroma, clarity, absence of defects and moisture, send John Caadiera an email and he will reply with the scores. He”ll need to know the name of your honey entry, or the sample bottle number.
