Another eight inches of snow

We received another eight inches of snow on top of the ice and snow that we had received over the weekend, and this snow was immediately followed by high winds that brought a lot of drifting, as well as temperatures dipping below zero.  The schools were closed for three days, and I was stuck at home all of the work day before we could get our road cleared just before 5 p.m.

Here the tractor is covered with snow that is drifted around its base.  I tried several times to get the tractor started but it would run only a few minutes and then die.  I presume there is ice blocking either the fuel line or the air intake.  Each time I returned to the tractor to try again, my footprints from the last trip would be obliterated by drifting snow.

Here the straw bales that serve as a wind break for my bee hives are covered with snow with snow drifted around them.

The hives themselves were covered with snow and the bottom entrances were completely blocked by the two past storms.  I cleared off the bottoms to open the entrances but it was too cold to expect any activity.