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Midlands’ bees are still buzzing after historic flooding

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) — Midlands’ bees are still buzzing despite challenges brought on by historic flooding in October. Tom Ballou is President of the South Carolina Mid-State Beekeepers Association. Association members reported tough losses after the flood. “Hives getting swept away, and that doesn’t happen too often, but certainly devastating for the bees and beekeepers themselves,” Ballou says. Ballou’s hives,…