Garrard County CES Program Indicators and Success Stories - Jul 1, 2021

Garrard County CES Program Indicators and Success StoriesJul 1, 2021 - Jun 30, 2022

1018 - Beekeeping
1018.11)	31	Number of beekeepers who used Extension resources (e.g. autoclave) in their production.
1018.1)	35	Number of beekeepers who increased their knowledge on establishing and maintaining hives, honey production, and marketing

1018 - Beekeeping

1018.11)

Number of beekeepers who used Extension resources (e.g. autoclave) in their production.

1018.1)

Number of beekeepers who increased their knowledge on establishing and maintaining hives, honey production, and marketing

Success Stories

Beekeeping Helps Local Business

Author: Jay Hettmansperger

Major Program: Beekeeping

Beekeeping has become very popular in Garrard County. The interest in beekeeping has grown rapidly over the past three years. Local beekeepers have expended their number of hives and new beekeepers have started up their own hives to care for. Supplies have been hard to get locally and the only suppliers are over an hour and a half away. Making it very difficult to purchase. The Garrard County ANR agent and a couple of other beekeepers worked with the local hardware store to begin handling bee su