1018 - Bees/Beekeeping | ||
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1018.1) | 35 |
Number of producers who incorporated best practices recommended by Extension |
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