The sky looks like a dove gray blanket. The forecast is for snow, or at least snow showers overnight and by tomorrow morning. Two hives are down by the lake. One hive is out at the farm. All seem to be doing well, but this weather is very unexpected. Each hive has been bringing in pollen. I've been feeding them and they showed no signs of slowing down.
When I started, I thought,"This will be a year in my life, with bees." I would chronicle all the steps and stages, all the trials and tribulation. It would bee my journal and outlet as well as my record of beekeeping. That was February. Now, on the other side of summer, it's October. One of the hives has been slimed by small hive beetles. The ladies have absconded. Perhaps, by keeping a closer journal, I -- and perhaps you, dear reader -- will learn more about beekeeping in North Florida.