Perry County CES Program Indicators and Success StoriesJul 1, 2020 - Jun 30, 2021





1018 - Beekeeping
1018.1) 98

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

1018.11) 27

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



Success Stories

East Kentucky Winter Beekeeping School

Author: Charles May

Major Program: Beekeeping

Virtual East Kentucky Beekeeping School was a great success with experience committee The 11th Annual East Kentucky Beekeeping School was held virtual in January 2021, due to the Covid-19 Pandemic.   As plans begin in the summer it became evident by the planning committee that in person beekeeping school was not possible, so plans move forward to continue the very popular beekeeping school virtual through Zoom.  Be a virtual event became challenging with technology issues, but the

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Beekeeping Field Day

Author: Charles May

Major Program: Beekeeping

  The Perry County Beekeepers Association was like all Beekeeping and other Associations I suspect and not able to meet in-person since the winter of 2020. But with the introduction of the COVID vaccine, declining COVID case numbers and the state beginning to allow in-person events, the Perry County Beekeepers Association along with the Perry County Cooperative Extension Service decided to celebrate the getting back to normal by hosting a Beekeeping Field Day.     More than 3

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