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Every fall, Barry Conrad crosses his fingers and hopes that most of the bees in his 50 hives will survive the coming winter.

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Making fine candles is a delicate balance of science and art. The right wax has to be combined with the proper wick for the best burn. Colors have to match exactly from batch to batch. Even the fragrance and hue of a candle need to be perfectly paired to meet consumers’ expectations.

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It’s been 15 months since air cargo shipper DHL Express announced it was pulling out of this southwest Ohio city, a move that resulted in the layoff of thousands of employees who had developed specialized skills and were in career comfort zones. The displaced workers have had to start new lives — in many cases dramatically different ones.

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Brad McClincy can look into a hive crawling with thousands of bees and tell within seconds whether it’s healthy or diseased. But as millions of Ohio honeybees get ready to pollinate crops this year, McClincy won’t visit Madison County’s 39 registered beekeepers and their more than 100 hives.

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Local hives seem to have been spared from the colony collapse epidemic, but are fighting bigger bee problems.

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Experts blame February’s freeze for the larger than average die-off. Replacement bees may be scarce.

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