Myakka City bee and berry farms still standing after historic cold snap

Myakka City bee and berry farms still standing after historic cold snap

With a preliminary estimate of over $3 billion in losses, Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Wilton Simpson said in a press release that the cold snap during the first week of February was “one of the most damaging freeze events for Florida agriculture in history.” It’s the kind of cold that keeps Nancy Damico watching the weather every minute.Damico and Doug Melcher own BellaBlue Berry Farm and Winery in Myakka City, a 5-acre blueberry and str…