Wayne Vandre of Anchorage examines an entry while judging honey for the Alaska State Fair Wednesday morning August 24, 2011 in Palmer. "If you see bee legs, then you know it hasn't been filtered," he joked. Taste, appearance, sugar and water content were among the criteria he used for awarding ribbons. "It's a sweet job!," he concluded. The fair opens Thursday and runs through September 5, Labor Day.

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