Went out to 3 outyards today, against my wife's better judgement. I just can't lay around anymore.
My "Abandoned Orchard" yard was the worst hike in. I could not see a hive, but I could tell where they were, there was just enough bump in the snow to find them. I next went out to my "Lockhartville" yard, and had to dig down 2 feet to hit the tops. Last stop was my "Town Limit" yard, a configuration of 6 and 4 behind them. I thought I was on the row of 6 but only found 4, and couldn't figure out what was going on till I realized I was standing on them.
I just poked holes down to the air cavities around the hives as we had rain and there was a glaze of ice over everything.
My lungs are afire now.