Perry County CES Program Indicators and Success StoriesJul 1, 2023 - Jun 30, 2024





1018 - Beekeeping
1018.11) 35

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

1018.1) 60

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

     More than 60 participants attended the 2024 Eastern Kentucky Bee School that was held in person at the Perry County Extension Office Annex Building.This was supposed to be a mini–Beekeeping School but it turned out to be rather large. The Annex was at capacity and participants had to be turned away. This was the first in person school since 2020. COVID had forced the school to go virtual. We had participants from 12 Kentucky Counties and Virginia and West Virginia.&nbsp

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