Success Storybee keeping



bee keeping

Author: W Wilson

Planning Unit: Leslie County CES

Major Program: Bees/Beekeeping

Plan of Work: Developing basic life skills in financial management, emergency preparedness and our environment

Outcome: Intermediate Outcome

Leslie County is a county with very limited agriculture and one of the lowest job rates in the country. In a county filled with low income any income is a big boost. In 1917 we did a program on Bee keeping and Honey production. While it was a very well attended meeting, it produced several effects. First off, we have added several people to the ranks of the bee keepers. For example a new bee keeper came into my office earlier this year telling how a friend gave him a hive of bees free. His excitement began to wane when he discovered how “mean” those little black bees were. We talked about changing queens and changing the temperament of the hive. Secondly, it encouraged the few seasoned keepers we have. One such person lost several hives to black bear. He had talked about quitting however, he continued. He started putting reinforced fencing around his hives. He was even able to get some tobacco settlement money to build these cages. Today he is the leading honey producer and seller in our county. That is as much as we can ask for in Leslie; to create new producers and improve experienced producers to increase their agricultural income.






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