"Here's the first snow that blocked the entrance completely off. I cleaned it off for two reasons: to restore the ventilation and to help keep the melting snow from adding moisture inside the hive. Is that what I should have done? My hives are placed where the entrance drains away from the hive."
great pics bama, i clear the snow away up here, especially if it turns to ice and dams up the front entrance and prevents moisture/water from running out, so you did fine. i also tilt my hives from the back just a smidge to aid in having the moisture run out.