Boone County CES Program Indicators and Success Stories - Jul 1, 2023

Boone County CES Program Indicators and Success StoriesJul 1, 2023 - Jun 30, 2024

1046 - Pollinators
1046.11)	0	Number of people who used Extension resources in making decisions or employing best practices related to processing or marketing of honey
1046.3)	0	Number of people who used Extension resources in making decisions or employing best practices related to pollinators, and /or their habitats
1046.2)	57	Number of people who gained knowledge in honey production, marketing and proper maintenance
1046.1)	258	Number of people gaining knowledge on establishing and maintaining pollinator habitats

1046 - Pollinators

1046.11)

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

1046.3)

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

1046.2)

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

1046.1)

258

Number of people gaining knowledge on establishing and maintaining pollinator habitats

Success Stories

Planting for Pollinators

Author: Robert Brockman

Major Program: Pollinators

Insects are required for 75% of crop pollination and 80% of wild plant pollination. However, insect populations around the world have been experiencing drastic declines in recent years. This decline has been most apparent in our honeybee populations, which have declined 55% in the last 80 years. It can also easily be seen in wild bumblebee populations, as 28% of North American bumblebee species are considered threatened by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. To combat these