We are currently experiencing an unusually warm December. So warm, in fact, that it isn't even possible for the ski resorts to make snow for the skiers. While I am all for tourism and the positive affects that the tourist industry has, I see a far more formidable problem. The warm temperatures prove to be problematic for the natural course of nature. Plants are beginning to bud and insects that normally die in winter are not dying. Wildlife populations will not naturally decline and the number of predators and diseases they carry will increase. Honey bees are also effected by this warm weather. Normally, during the cold months of winter, a bee colony concentrates on keeping the hive and its queen warm. Consumption of food goes up, but is well managed, and the beekeeper can provide the proper amount of food before-hand. In the case that the weather does not drop below 5°C, the colony doesn't quite go into this energy saving mode, but rather allows the queen to lay more eggs! M...