Happy New Year My Bees Poem by Zachary Huang

by Zachary Huang

I thought it was to be a warm winter
So I did not bother
To provide you with a cover

Then I heard from the weather forecast
That it would be seven degrees C
Below zero, quickly I went to see
How many of you were still alive
On the New Year's Eve

My stupid Flir said most of you had died
but when I tried
On the New Year's Day
To move some honey supers
I was pleasantly surprised
To find many were still alive

Out of thirteen colonies
Twelve were OK
At a temperature of minus 2 C
And in the freezing rain
I wrapped my bees carefully

Happy New Year! My friends,
I hope you will survive another season
Just like me, despite of the virus
We got to stay live and strong
Until the Lord call us
with His own reason

New Year,2022, Okemos MI

*Flir： a cell phone attachment that can see thermal images.