Success Stories

• 27

  December

  KY Queen Bee Breeder Association vaccine demo grant

  Describe the Issue or Situation. Currently, there is a disease that affects honey bees called American foulbrood, for which there is no cure. In 2023, a company released a vaccine made from dead Ameri...

  
  

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  December

  Autoclave Service

  Describe the Issue or Situation.Beekeepers have difficulty being able to manage diseases, and the KSU autoclave makes it possible to sterilize beekeeping equipment. For over two years, the KSU autocla...

  
  

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• 13

  September

  August Beelines, "Fall Requeening"

  Describe the Issue or Situation. In advance of the Fall KY Queen Bee Breeders Annual Meeting, I wrote an article about the benefits of requeening a hive in July or August. At the annual meeting, I dem...

  
  

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• 13

  September

  Submitted 1890s Capacity Building Grant proposal

  Describe the Issue or Situation. I wrote a grant proposal to purchase diagnostic kits for Kentucky & Ohio beekeepers. These kits are currently unavailable in the U.S. The grant proposal request funds ...

  
  

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