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Isaac Barnes works with his honeybee hives Tuesday, June 24, 2025, in Williamsport, Ohio. (AP Photo/Joshua A. Bickel)Kevin McCluney, a biology professor, looks for bees to collect Tuesday, June 17, 2025, at Bowling Green State University in Bowling Green, Ohio. (AP Photo/Joshua A. Bickel)Reese Jackson holds a leafcutter bee inside of a collection vial Tuesday, June 17, 2025, at Bowling Greene State University in Bowling Green, Ohio. (AP Photo/Joshua A. Bickel)Reese Jackson places a sample used to measure the hydration levels in bees in a tray Tuesday, June 17, 2025, at Bowling Green State University in Bowling Green, Ohio. (AP Photo/Joshua A. Bickel)Reese Jackson draws a sample used to measure the hydration level in bees Tuesday, June 17, 2025, at Bowling Green State University in Bowling Green, Ohio. (AP Photo/Joshua A. Bickel)Honeybees gather on the outside of their hive Tuesday, June 24, 2025, in Williamsport, Ohio. (AP Photo/Joshua A. Bickel)Beekeeping suits hang next to an outdoor thermometer Tuesday, June 24, 2025, at Honeyrun Farm in Williamsport, Ohio. (AP Photo/Joshua A. Bickel)Isaac Barnes inspects a honeycomb from one of his honeybee hives Tuesday, June 24, 2025, in Williamsport, Ohio. (AP Photo/Joshua A. Bickel)Isaac Barnes places a full honeycomb onto the back of his truck Tuesday, June 24, 2025, in Williamsport, Ohio. (AP Photo/Joshua A. Bickel)Isaac Barnes takes a drink of water after harvesting honeycomb from his honeybee hives Tuesday, June 24, 2025, in Williamsport, Ohio. (AP Photo/Joshua A. Bickel)An employee scrapes raw honey off of a honeycomb while working Tuesday, June 24, 2025, at Honeyrun Farm in Williamsport, Ohio. (AP Photo/Joshua A. Bickel)A bee-shaped sticker sits on a truck window Tuesday, June 24, 2025, in Williamsport, Ohio. (AP Photo/Joshua A. Bickel)A honeybee feeds on blue sage Tuesday, June 17, 2025, at Black Swamp Preserve in Bowling Green, Ohio. (AP Photo/Joshua A. Bickel)
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Isaac Barnes works with his honeybee hives Tuesday, June 24, 2025, in Williamsport, Ohio. (AP Photo/Joshua A. Bickel)