> If freezing rain comes in late winter
> hives will suffocate under the ice crust.
> I lost one that way last winter.

I've worried about that, and about having ice storms close entrances of
hives that are not buried. It stands to reason that this could happen.

Were there more hives on the location, and did any survive, or was there
just the one?  What did the colony look like when found?  Was the cluster
tight, or broken, do you recall?

allen
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