Boyd County CES Program Indicators and Success StoriesJul 1, 2017 - Jun 30, 2018





1018 - Bees/Beekeeping
1018.1) 35

Number of producers who incorporated best practices recommended by Extension



Success Stories

Outdoor Beekeeping Classroom

Author: Lori Bowling

Major Program: Bees/Beekeeping

In the spring of 2017 the Northeast Kentucky Beekeepers planned and designed an outdoor classroom areas to teach beekeeping with a hands on aspect.  They set up  six beehives, with one being a top bar hive and their first class was the installation of the package bees and nucs from a local source.  This class allowed for beginning and intermediate beekeepers to see hands on the best way to install bees into a new hive for best results.  Of those that participated in this prog

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