
‘Oskar the Beekeeper’ Takes Second Place at New York State Fair
By LARISSA RYAN
EXETER
When Maria Ilina—mother of Kirill and Oskar Grechkin—brought home a beehive in 2022, she had no idea of the journey it would inspire in her son, Oskar. Now, at 13, Oskar has won second place at the New York State Fair for honey.
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