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Beekeepers Association lands grant for teaching apiary
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — The Martin County Beekeepers Association will receive up to $3,000 to establish a honeybee apiary after the Kentucky Agricultural Development Board approved funding Friday for agricultural diversification and rural development projects across the Commonwealth. The grant was among $3.69 million approved during the board’s monthly meeting and will…
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Butterfly weigh station, pollinator gardens, bee apiary proposed for Inez
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — A monarch butterfly weigh station, a pollinator garden and a community bee apiary could soon take root in Inez as the Martin County Beekeepers Association moves forward with a slate of hands-on conservation and education projects. Dan Howard, agent for agriculture, outlined the ideas Monday afternoon during the…
