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Craig Wood, Ph.D
Acting Associate Dean & Director
UK Cooperative Extension Service

S-107 Ag. Science Center North Lexington, KY 40546-0091

+1 (859) 257-4302

craig.wood@uky.edu

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Contact Information

Craig Wood, Ph.D
Acting Associate Dean & Director
UK Cooperative Extension Service

S-107 Ag. Science Center North Lexington, KY 40546-0091

+1 (859) 257-4302

craig.wood@uky.edu




Fiscal Year:
Jul 1, 2024 - Jun 30, 2025


PollinatorsMajor Program

545

Total Hours

Contributed.

2185

Contacts

with Local Stakeholders.

1

Hours

of Multistate Efforts.

23

Total Number

of Volunteers Engaged.

Program Indicators

Number of people  gaining knowledge on establishing and maintaining pollinator habitats

1123

Number of people who gained knowledge in honey production, marketing and proper maintenance

1044

Number of people who used Extension resources in making decisions or employing best practices related to pollinators, and /or their habitats

872

Number of people who used Extension resources in making decisions or employing best practices related to processing or marketing of honey

533

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Teaching Little Ones about the Importance of Pollinators!

Its amazing how few people are of the fact that nearly 40 percent of everything we eat depends on insect pollination for its production. Its also estimated that half of middle school students cannot give an accurate definition of pollination. Without insect pollinators, the diet we Americans have grown so accustomed to would change dramatically!The Gallatin County Extension Service, in cooperation with the Gallatin County School System, developed a very elementary pollinator program for pre-scho...

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Teaching Little Ones about the Importance of Pollinators!

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  • Native Pollinators 101

    Describe the Issue or Situation. Graduate Students who are required by a class to perform a field-based project that determines the suitability of an area for installing pollinator habitat but do not ... Read More

  • Beginning Bee Keeping

    Central Kentucky has seen rising interest in beekeeping among the landowner population. Fortunately, the region has a rich history of beekeeping with a wealth of knowledge and expertise among members... Read More

  • Teaching Little Ones about the Importance of Pollinators!

    Its amazing how few people are of the fact that nearly 40 percent of everything we eat depends on insect pollination for its production. Its also estimated that half of middle school students cannot g... Read More

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