Success StoryBeekeeping- Oct. meeting & training
Beekeeping- Oct. meeting & training
Author: Deborah Stumbo
Planning Unit: Pike County CES
Major Program: Beekeeping
Plan of Work: Horticulture (Commercial/Home/Consumer) and Small Farm Development
Outcome: Initial Outcome
The problem--too many hives lost during the previous winter (2023)
The educational program response--trainings to protect and suppost hives. Two monthly meetings committed to improving actions taken by beekeepers to increase survival of hives. Neil -in person training to show/tell/assist current participants in improving methods of care to enhance survial of bee hives.
The participants/target audience--Current and future beekeepers
Other partners (if applicable)--Pikeville Beekeepers
Program impact or participant response--57 beekeeping individuals attended the trainings and made commitments to imporve their bee yards to have a better survival rate for 2024.
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