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

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

1018 - Beekeeping
1018.11)	25	Number of beekeepers who used Extension resources (e.g. autoclave) in their production.
1018.1)	95	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

Sustainable Beekeeping School

Author: Robert Smith

Major Program: Beekeeping

The Nelson County Beekeepers association and the Nelson County Cooperative Extension Service hosted a “Sustainable Beekeeping School” for the central Kentucky area.  The focus of the school was to teach sustainable practices that could help keep beekeepers engaged in the practice of beekeeping while decreasing the out lay of expenses and decrease losses.  The day long workshop looked at how to properly observe nature to gauge what might be happening in the hive.  We lo