The coldest months

Bees, cider and a secret.

I wasn’t inclined to put on a bee suit for my last two trips to the hives.

The bees are now clustered deep in their brood box, uninterested in my observations as long as I’m quiet and respectful. Early last week, mindful that the weather was about to change for the worst, heavy frosts now settled early in the morning, taking the temperature here in rural…