Success StoryOutdoor Beekeeping Classroom



Outdoor Beekeeping Classroom

Author: Lori Bowling

Planning Unit: Boyd County CES

Major Program: Bees/Beekeeping

Plan of Work: Best Management Practices in Home Horticulture

Outcome: Initial Outcome

In the spring of 2017 the Northeast Kentucky Beekeepers planned and designed an outdoor classroom areas to teach beekeeping with a hands on aspect.  They set up  six beehives, with one being a top bar hive and their first class was the installation of the package bees and nucs from a local source.  This class allowed for beginning and intermediate beekeepers to see hands on the best way to install bees into a new hive for best results.  Of those that participated in this program, 70% reported that because of what they learned on correct installation and initial care of the bees they had much better success this year with retaining their hives.  With the expansion of this apiary to the horticulture programming in Boyd County there will future hands on programs to cover hive health, hive separation and eventually queen rearing.






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