Perry County CES Program Indicators and Success StoriesJul 1, 2022 - Jun 30, 2023





1018 - Beekeeping
1018.11) 25

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

1018.1) 120

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



Success Stories

East Kentucky Winter Beekeeping School

Author: Charles May

Major Program: Beekeeping

The 13th East Kentucky Winter Beekeeping School was held virtually again in January 2023.     A virtual School, like this one, is challenging but the committee, made up of local Beekeepers, the Kentucky Department of Agriculture state Apiarist and Extension Agents from Perry, Harlan, and Letcher Counties, as well as other County volunteers, worked extremely hard to pull off another successful virtual event.     Even with the virtual event, this was once again one of

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