And we've all seen the devastation of Hurricane Ian as it barreled at 150 miles an hour, bringing 10 feet of storm surge to the Gulf Coast, just two and a half hours from my home.
The storm is the latest in this calendar year and which hurricanes have had major blows to Florida's Atlantic coast, the most recent being Hurricane Ian, which struck the state in September.
The next update at 5 a. m. ET on Monday could bring an elevated status of Hurricane Ian as a category 1 storm as it continues moving across warm waters in the Caribbean Sea.
Hurricane Ian arrived at the worst possible time for this business, Just as beekeepers from around the country were set up to catch the autumn bloom of the Brazilian peppertree.