Project Overview
EDS23-045
Project Type: Education Only
Funds awarded in 2023: $41,000.00
Projected End Date: 03/31/2025
Grant Recipients:
Morehead State University; Veterans' Outreach
Region: Southern
State: Kentucky
Principal Investigator:
Dr. Amanda Skidmore
Morehead State University
Co-Investigators:
Dr. Tammy Potter
Commonwealth of Kentucky-Department of Agriculture
Polly Rafferty
Veterans' Outreach
Dr. Silas Session
Morehead State University
Project terminated 8/14/2023; Institution declined funds.
Commodities
- Animals: bees
Practices
- Crop Production: beekeeping
- Education and Training: demonstration, workshop
- Farm Business Management: business planning
- Sustainable Communities: sustainability measures
Proposal abstract:
Project terminated 8/14/2023; Institution declined funds.
Project objectives from proposal:
The overarching goal of this project is to provide education for stakeholders by teaching hands-on sustainable, best management practices for modern commercial apiary production. This goal will be achieved through the completion of our major objectives:
- Development and Establishment of an Adaptive Educational Apiary
- Installation of Educational Pollinator Habitat Demonstrations, focusing on Appalachian trees and flora such as basswood, sourwood, witch hazel, and wildflowers
- Beginning Beekeeper Workshop Series (8-part Series, taught twice: 2023-2024 and 2024-2025
- Advanced Beekeeping Lecture Series (5-part Series, taught once as a follow up for Series I participants, 2024-2025).
- Appalachian Pollinator Health Workshop, capstone workshop to share the results of the project.
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