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JULY 2025 Contest is open! Submit your Favorite Photographs!

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Summer is here and we're looking for your favorite Photographs!!
Tulips at the Keukenhof

The JUL 2025 Contest is OPEN!


June 2022 Zinnas
Bees love to smell flowers....


*Exclaim* THE RULES *Exclaim*

The JUL 2025 is now open for entries!!

#1 - The Contest is now officially open! From 1 JUL 2025 and will end officially at Midnight WDC Time on 31 JUL 2025.

#2 - JUL is the month for PHOTOGRAPHS!! This month we want your Photographs!

#3 - The Photographs can be an older item in your port. Just place the bitem or image number below and you're entered!

Check out other Contests this month at the Contest Challenge:
FORUM
The Contest Challenge Open in new Window. (13+)
Join by entering a contest a month for 12 months--Win Badges! Catching up is allowed!
#2109126 by Schnujo NEEDS to do homework Author IconMail Icon

JUDGING:

Judging will be conducted between 1-10 JUL 2025 for the JUN Contest. If the judging is finished before then, then winners will be announced as soon as judging is complete.

Judging will be conducted between 1-10 AUG 2025 for the JUL Contest. If the judging is finished before then, then winners will be announced as soon as judging is complete.

THE JUDGES:
StephBee Author IconMail Icon
Lilli ☕ Author IconMail Icon
Nixie 🦊 out sick Author IconMail Icon
Kit Author IconMail Icon
👼intuey Author IconMail Icon
Jellyfish Author IconMail Icon
Innerlight circa 2014 Author IconMail Icon
dogpack saving 4premium+ Author IconMail Icon
Sharmelle's Expressions Author IconMail Icon


JUDGING:
Volunteer to Judge the Contest of the Month at the Bee Hive. Starting in JUN 2024: Bees who help judge the Best of the Rest Contest will be entered in a virtual dice roll for a Judging MB.

JUL 2025 Fundraising!!
up to 39K will get you a non-exclusive WDC Community Merit badge!
40-74K will get you Buzzy BumbleBee
For 75K will get the exclusive NEW Merit Badge:Lil Bad Bee!



GENEROUS DONATIONS JUL 2025 FUNDRAISING:*Balloon2* *Balloon2*

WINNERS:


Winners receive:
1st Place 50K Awardicon
2nd Place 25K Awardicon
3rd Place 10K Awardicon

NOTE: For FULL prizes to be awarded, there need to be a minimum of 7 entries for the month. If there are less than entries, only 1st or 1st and 2nd place will be award at the host's discretion.


*Gift2* *Gift2* *Gift2* WINNERS FOR THE MAY 2025 CONTEST - CROSSWORDS *Gift2* *Gift2* *Gift2*

1st Place: 25K Awardicon:
CROSSWORD
Remembering Val Kilmer Open in new Window. (E)
Teen genius or Naval Aviator, Val could bring it.
#2339574 by Soldier_Mike Author IconMail Icon

2nd Place: 10K Awardicon:
CROSSWORD
Val Kilmer Trivia Open in new Window. (E)
Things relating to Val Kilmer characters.
#2339569 by AmyJo-Downhill slide begins! Author IconMail Icon


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HONORABLE MENTIONS:
 
CROSSWORD
- Ode to Summer -  Open in new Window. (E)
come celebrate all things summer
#2318552 by iKïyå§ama Author IconMail Icon

 UK Universities Open in new Window. (E)
Identify the oldest universities.
#2305127 by Dave Ryan Author IconMail Icon





*Gift2* *Gift2* *Gift2* WINNERS FOR THE APR 2025 CONTEST - POLLS *Gift2* *Gift2* *Gift2*

1st Place: 10K Awardicon:
POLL
Easter Egg Roll 2025 - the poll Open in new Window. (18+)
Which part of the United States 47th President's Easter message bothers/thrills you?
#2339332 by Kåre เลียม Enga Author IconMail Icon


Exculsive Bee Hive Merit Badges went to:

 
POLL
An Oscar Trimming Open in new Window. (E)
The Oscars have become quite a tiring affair. Think we can help trim it down a bit?
#1226623 by iKïyå§ama Author IconMail Icon

 
POLL
Needing Some Ideas Open in new Window. (E)
wanting to come up with a contest
#2281798 by AmyJo-Downhill slide begins! Author IconMail Icon






HOST'S NOTE:

**Best of the Rest was an active contest for several years before real life got in the way and demands on my time were just too much for me to keep it active. As I work to build my Bee Hive community, I'm opening my In & Out Back up. Thanks so much for supporting the Best of the Rest at the Bee Hive!


You can view previous Best of the Rest contest winners here:

 
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Best of the Rest at the Bee Hive Winners Open in new Window. (E)
Previous contest winners for Best of the Rest & Best of the Rest @ the Bee Hive
#1301297 by StephBee Author IconMail Icon

2023 Quill Nominee

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Congratulations on your new merit badge! Thank you for supporting the Writing.Com community with your inspirations, participation and activities. We sincerely appreciate it! -SMs Merit Badge in Smiley Bee
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Congratulations on your new merit badge! Thank you for supporting the Writing.Com community with your inspirations, participation and activities. We sincerely appreciate it! -SMs Merit Badge in Lil Bad Bee
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Congratulations on your new merit badge! Thank you for supporting the Writing.Com community with your inspirations, participation and activities. We sincerely appreciate it! -SMs Merit Badge in Buzzy Bumblebee
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Congratulations on your new merit badge! Thank you for supporting the Writing.Com community with your inspirations, participation and activities. We sincerely appreciate it! -SMs Merit Badge in Gaming Bee
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Congratulations on your new merit badge! Thank you for supporting the Writing.Com community with your inspirations, participation and activities. We sincerely appreciate it! -SMs

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Posted by: Amethyst Angel 🌼 Author IconMail Icon
I used this as the cover for the story of how I got here :)

Photograph
Item: Higher Ground  Open in new Window.   (E)
Genre(s): Arts :: Fantasy :: Gothic
Description: A surreal selfie collage...

Posted by: No Sox with Sandals Author IconMail Icon
Sorry my link was wrong...

Photograph
Item: The cup  Open in new Window.   (E)
Genre(s): Animal :: Comedy :: Dark
Description: Tinky in a red solo cup

Posted by: No Sox with Sandals Author IconMail Icon
My favorite pic of tinker toy.

Message Forum
Item: Starting Stories  Open in new Window.   (13+)
Genre(s): Contest :: Writing.Com :: Entertainment
Description: A new contest I made. Using story starters to write stories.

Posted by: JACE Author IconMail Icon
My grand-daughter's first day of First Grade. Hitting the floor running. NOT!

Photograph
Item: First Day Of School  Open in new Window.   (E)
Genre(s): Other
Description: First morning of the First grade

Posted by: WakeUpAndLive~Petra's Vacay Author IconMail Icon
JULY entry: SPROUT

Photograph
Item: Sprout is loose  Open in new Window.   (E)
Genre(s): Animal :: Activity :: Nature
Description: Running dog

Posted by: Allan Charles 🐾 Sick 🤒 Author IconMail Icon
What would life be without taters?

Word Search
Item: Thankful for Potatoes  Open in new Window.   (E)
Genre(s): Holiday :: Food/Cooking :: Activity
Description: Wordsearch to honor the many uses of potatoes

Posted by: AmyJo-Downhill slide begins! Author IconMail Icon
Newest word search

Word Search
Item: Lazy Days of Summer  Open in new Window.   (E)
Genre(s): Inspirational :: Activity
Description: Just soaking it all in

Posted by: Amethyst Angel 🌼 Author IconMail Icon
Just a pile of names... :-)

Word Search
Item: People Who Influenced History  Open in new Window.   (E)
Genre(s): History :: Philosophy :: Educational
Description: For the better…

Posted by: Dave Ryan Author IconMail Icon

Word Search
Item: "Russian" Composers  Open in new Window.   (E)
Genre(s): Music
Description: Classical composers from Russia, the Russian Empire or the Soviet Union

Posted by: Dave Ryan Author IconMail Icon

Word Search
Item: Scottish Towns  Open in new Window.   (E)
Genre(s): Other
Description: The possibilities are endless, but here's a select 25.

Posted by: Kåre เลียม Enga Author IconMail Icon
I play wordle. 5 letter words with double letters are very difficult and certain letters like c, k, i, u, y do not always show up after two guesses. Words like crypt, vivid, civic are especially problematic.

Word Search
Item: Yucky ... the word search  Open in new Window.   (ASR)
Genre(s): Contest Entry :: Nonsense
Description: 5 letter words with no a or e.

Posted by: Dave Ryan Author IconMail Icon

Crossword Puzzle
Item: UK Universities  Open in new Window.   (E)
Genre(s): Activity :: Other :: Other
Description: Identify the oldest universities.

Posted by: Allan Charles 🐾 Sick 🤒 Author IconMail Icon
Summer crossword

Crossword Puzzle
Item: - Ode to Summer -  Open in new Window.   (E)
Genre(s): Action/Adventure :: Nature :: Tribute
Description: come celebrate all things summer

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