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 |
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
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