Tuesday, June 5th, 2007
Photo by Shelley Grieshop/The Daily Standard

Cindy Piper examines an inactive hive and the empty super that would normally contain stored surplus honey. Her husband, Tom, is a bee inspector with the Department of Agriculture for Auglaize and Mercer counties.

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Beekeeping isn't a glamorous job and recent widespread colony losses have experts worried about its future and the impact on the world food supply. [More]
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