Hot and cold

I doubt that many readers of The Apiarist also read the Daily Mirror. Those who do will be familiar with the tabloids' infatuation with the weather, evidenced by the frequent articles and dramatic headlines they employ.There's barely a warm week heatwave, damp week deluge, or cold week icy blast forecast that doesn't get exaggerated billing. Presumably they've done their market research, and they know it attracts subscribers (or perhaps 'clicks', as they don't sell many physical newspapers these days {{1}}).The Daily Mirror don't have a ° symbol in their headline fontClimate change must be 'the gift that keeps on giving' as far as the Daily Mirror is concerned.Couch potatoes vs. real potatoesAnyone who spends time outdoors probably takes more notice of the forecast (and the weather when it arrives) than someone who is office-bound all week, and sofa-bound all weekend.By comparing the forecast with reality they learn how to interpret future predictions.Here in Scotland we know that…