{"id":1744,"date":"2017-02-14T00:02:22","date_gmt":"2017-02-14T06:02:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bohemianutopia.com\/?p=1744"},"modified":"2017-02-14T00:12:03","modified_gmt":"2017-02-14T06:12:03","slug":"valentines-eve-joist-space-removal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bohemianutopia.com\/?p=1744","title":{"rendered":"Valentines Eve &#8211; Joist Space Removal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The homeowners had purchased this home last year, right about the time I&#8217;d estimate that the bees moved in (based on the comb color and condition), however the home itself tells a story about bees occupying the space in years past &#8211; based on the residue and remnants from wax moth in the space.<\/p>\n<p>During the evaluation of the colony last week, a FLIR thermal camera was used to determine the exact location of the bees.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The yellow is the heat signature of the bees in the joist space below the bedroom.\u00a0 BEcause this showed that it was very close to the wall, it was decided to access the colony from the outside (instead of opening the floor above the bees)<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bohemianutopia.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/02_13_FLIR.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-thumbnail wp-image-1745\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bohemianutopia.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/02_13_FLIR-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Before, and during the opening of the siding.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bohemianutopia.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/02_13_a_end.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-1741 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bohemianutopia.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/02_13_a_end-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bohemianutopia.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/02_13_b.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-1740 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bohemianutopia.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/02_13_b-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bohemianutopia.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/02_13_c.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-1739 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bohemianutopia.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/02_13_c-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bohemianutopia.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/02_13_d.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-1738 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bohemianutopia.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/02_13_d-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>After opening the siding and exposing the bees, here was the view:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bohemianutopia.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/02_13_e.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-thumbnail wp-image-1737\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bohemianutopia.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/02_13_e-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The comb was removed, and the bees clustered back in the joist space against the fire-block.\u00a0 They were collected, and recombined with their combs of eggs and larvae\u00a0 at one of the Harmony Hollow bee yards.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bohemianutopia.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/02_13_f.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-thumbnail wp-image-1736\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bohemianutopia.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/02_13_f-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The joist space was filled with insulation, then the home was reassembled.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bohemianutopia.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/02_13_a_end.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-thumbnail wp-image-1741\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bohemianutopia.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/02_13_a_end-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The homeowners had purchased this home last year, right about the time I&#8217;d estimate that the bees moved in (based on the comb color and condition), however the home itself tells a story about bees occupying the space in years past &#8211; 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