Nelson County CES Program Indicators and Success StoriesJul 1, 2021 - Jun 30, 2022
1018 - Beekeeping | ||
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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 |
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
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