Magoffin County CES Program Indicators and Success StoriesJul 1, 2019 - Jun 30, 2020





1018 - Bees/Beekeeping
1018.1) 37

Number of producers who incorporated best practices recommended by Extension



Success Stories

Beekeeping Education Promotes Better Hive Management

Author: Courtney Jenkins

Major Program: Bees/Beekeeping

Beekeeping Education Promotes Better Hive Management

According to the United States Food and Drug Administration, honey bees produce six hive products—honey, pollen, royal jelly, beeswax, propolis, and venom—all of which are collected and utilized by people around the world for various nutritional and medicinal purposes.Honey is the most well-known and economically important hive product, valued at $2.08 per pound and boasting more than $300 million in annual sales. However, the honey bee’s greatest contribution to agriculture is

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