Beekeeper Jim Merkley
Jim Merkley, park ranger and beekeeper at Patoka Lake, inspects a frame with honeybees on it to see if the hive is healthy and its residents are all doing their jobs June 1, 2022. (Photo by Michael Maddox, USACE Louisville District Public Affairs)

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