{"id":2103,"date":"2018-09-03T13:45:11","date_gmt":"2018-09-03T18:45:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bohemianutopia.com\/?p=2103"},"modified":"2018-09-03T13:45:11","modified_gmt":"2018-09-03T18:45:11","slug":"valve-box-removal-no-smoker-a-bit-of-attitude","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bohemianutopia.com\/?p=2103","title":{"rendered":"Valve Box Removal &#8211; No Smoker &#8211; a bit of attitude"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When performing removals &#8211; we don&#8217;t always get to pick the ideal conditions.\u00a0 Environmental factors play a big role in the behavior of a hive.<\/p>\r\n<p>When it&#8217;s windy, overcast, humid, etc, etc&#8230; there are more bees at home than usual &#8211; and are in defense mode instead of out foraging.<\/p>\r\n<p>After 2-3 days of rain &#8211; I had a window of time to do this removal.\u00a0 As guessed &#8211; they have a bit of defensive attitude due to:<\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Rainy prior (and current) days<\/li>\r\n<li>Overcast Sky<\/li>\r\n<li>I forgot my smoker<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p>What?\u00a0 Why would you do a removal or ANY bee work without a smoker?\u00a0 It can be done.\u00a0 Should it be done?\u00a0 Probably not&#8230;\u00a0 But with proper knowledge of how to deal with the bees, it&#8217;s possible&#8230;.<\/p>\r\n<p>Now &#8211; a month after this removal, the bees are doing well in the nuc box they moved into.<\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4D6CIIQ1SI8?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When performing removals &#8211; we don&#8217;t always get to pick the ideal conditions. 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