Success StoryBeginning Beekeeping
Beginning Beekeeping
Author: Susan Fox
Planning Unit: Lyon County CES
Major Program: Bees/Beekeeping
Plan of Work: Home and Master Gardener Horticulture Programs
Outcome: Initial Outcome
Thirty-five people participated in one or both of a two-night beginning beekeeping class taught by Master Beekeeper Kent Williams. Seven participants indicated that they plan to buy hives and begin beekeeping. Others were beekeepers that needed to hone their skills. A few decided not to buy bees at this time.The West Kentucky Beekeepers group helped to sponsor the program.
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