SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota honey producers are banking on a rebound in production this year after last summer’s cool temperatures led to a 9 percent drop of the sweet stuff.

Bees prefer to collect nectar when temperatures range from the 70s to 90s degrees, and won’t bring back as much to the hive in cooler weather. But the average high in Sioux Falls last June was 2.2 degrees cooler than normal and July was 1.4 degrees cooler, according to the National Weather Service.