Daviess County CES Program Indicators and Success StoriesJul 1, 2018 - Jun 30, 2019





1018 - Bees/Beekeeping
1018.1) 40

Number of producers who incorporated best practices recommended by Extension



Success Stories

Beginning Beekeeping Classes Serve As a Way to Promote Pollinators and Provide Honey

Author: Annette Heisdorffer

Major Program: Bees/Beekeeping

Honeybees play a vital role in the production of many fruit and vegetable crops by serving as pollinators.  Beekeeping as a hobby has increased due to the awareness of the importance of the honeybee in pollination, to protect the pollinator, and for the honey.  Some people want the benefit of the bees in their own home garden. With the popularity of beekeeping increasing, a “Beginning Beekeeping” class with three sessions was hosted by the Agent for Horticulture Education a

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