While I was at the Incredible Food Show I discovered many interesting Kentucky food businesses and I will write about many of them. One of the more intriquing ones was Coal Country Beeworks. whose goals include the following :
- Collaboration with coal companies to plant pollinator friendly trees and flowers on reclaimed mine sites .
- Restore the tradition of beekeeping in the region through outreach and developement of a commercial honey in Appalacia .
- Contribute to the body of knowledge about the nation-wide honeybee population by developing "genetic islands" that are isolated from Midwest and California flyways where colony collapse disorder has decimated approximately 30% of migratory operations .
This project is being spearheaded by Dr. Tammy Horn at Eastern Kentucky University .
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