New York is grey now , white and grey. These are calming classic colors in the home but endless days with grey and cold are hard on the psych, creative energy and waist line. Cleaning up after Christmas joy at home  makes everything too plain not pretty and not inspiring .  The path back to  the Bees is filled with snow and few visits.  We did take our Christmas tree and prop it up back by the hives to help break the wind and cold for our little friends. My ear tells me they are still in there.. huddling together in a big ball.  I spot an occasional bee out on warmer days and earlier this month we had a warm up to 50 degrees and both hives were very active with the little honeys circling and and gathering out front.  It was great fun  ( and challenging ) to design labels and “packaging ” to send out  and give away their honey for Christmas. I have a couple of experts on my side with my graphic artist daughter and photographer husband  so I do think our labels and packages are beautiful. I did not know  when I started  with bees I would have product.  More than just honey, beeswax is beautiful and beautifying. More is to come on beeswax journey and recipes…… but for now as every good  greying New Yorker wants to do in the winter….. It is time to go south and warm up a bit .