Snow bound bees

This has been a crazy winter here in the south.  I mean as a teenager this was known as Hot 'Lanta!  The winters are usually mild around here, don't get me wrong, I love, love seeing snow.  I worry about our bees though.  I had hubby put bubble wrap on the bee hives along with the usual tar paper he uses back in the late fall when we were getting cold weather.  At first he didn't want to, but I'm suspecting after all the protesting he is glad it was done.

This hive did not make it  After our close to 70 degrees this past weekend the bees were busy robbing what was left in the hive.  That's ok they need it more than we do so they can survive.

These two are part of our newer hives.

This is where we usually sit when the weather is nice to clean out the bee boxes, add new wax, etc.  It is much easier doing it here as I swear it feels like they cement the frames together so you really have to scrape to get it clean!

So, after the beautiful weekend we are back to cold winds and rain.  I know up north bloggers are laughing as to the winter we have, and believe me right now I feel real sorry for you guys! All that snow through so many states....yet I'll take snow over ice, and ice is what they are predicting in the next day or so.  No wonder people are feeling poorly, hot, cold, hot, cold.  Though I must say one thing.  To those people I saw in the grocery store with tank tops, short shorts, and flips flops....we are not in southern Florida!  Weather can change real quick.  Can you tell this head cold is making me a little feisty?!!