{"id":1700,"date":"2016-11-12T08:24:47","date_gmt":"2016-11-12T14:24:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bohemianutopia.com\/?p=1700"},"modified":"2016-11-12T08:24:47","modified_gmt":"2016-11-12T14:24:47","slug":"late-season-removal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bohemianutopia.com\/?p=1700","title":{"rendered":"Late Season Removal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The homeowner has had bees in this house for at LEAST 3 years.\u00a0 While they have not been a problem for the homeowner, they posed a potential problem for roofing crews who were to replace the roof.\u00a0 Hammering and activity on the roof tends to occasionally upset bees that are just below the roofers.\u00a0 \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n<p>A temperature gun indicated that the cluster of bees was in the lower soffit.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bohemianutopia.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Dscn4490_sm.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-thumbnail wp-image-1696\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bohemianutopia.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Dscn4490_sm-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"dscn4490_sm\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Sure enough &#8211; that is where the comb and bees were found.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bohemianutopia.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Dscn4492_sm.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-thumbnail wp-image-1697\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bohemianutopia.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Dscn4492_sm-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"dscn4492_sm\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>There was plenty of comb &#8211; stretching from edge to edge around the corner of this soffit space.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bohemianutopia.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Dscn4494_sm.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1698 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bohemianutopia.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Dscn4494_sm-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"dscn4494_sm\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Some of the comb was VERY dark, and tough &#8211; indicating that it was aged.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bohemianutopia.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Dscn4493_sm.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-1695 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bohemianutopia.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Dscn4493_sm-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"dscn4493_sm\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Once the comb was removed &#8211; the roof decking was scraped of all the comb possible, then insulation was placed into the void space to prevent future swarms from moving into the area.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bohemianutopia.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Dscn4497_sm.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-thumbnail wp-image-1694\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bohemianutopia.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Dscn4497_sm-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"dscn4497_sm\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The queen was quickly found on the brood-comb, and was placed into a clip, and the brood comb added to a hive body for the bees to tend to.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bohemianutopia.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/noname_003_sm.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-1699 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bohemianutopia.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/noname_003_sm-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"noname_003_sm\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bohemianutopia.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/noname_002_sm.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-thumbnail wp-image-1693\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bohemianutopia.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/noname_002_sm-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"noname_002_sm\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The homeowner has had bees in this house for at LEAST 3 years. 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