{"id":740,"date":"2015-04-01T14:53:04","date_gmt":"2015-04-01T19:53:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rex.bohemianutopia.com\/wordpress\/?p=740"},"modified":"2015-04-01T14:53:04","modified_gmt":"2015-04-01T19:53:04","slug":"second-floor-dormer-removal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bohemianutopia.com\/?p=740","title":{"rendered":"Second Floor Dormer Removal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This colony swarmed last Friday while I was out of town. Another beekeeper snagged the swarm, however the parent colony was still in the home. Way up in the soffit of a 2nd story dormer.. The homeowner had spray-foamed their entrance in an effort to kill the bees&#8230; I opened up a hole for the bees last Saturday &#8211; and completed the bee removal this afternoon. Once opened up, there were plenty of bees, capped brood, and queen cells. I pulled 8 queen cells, then noticed that one was open &#8211; that was not open when I had pulled it 15 minutes earlier&#8230; And I watched another queen emerge. Here&#8217;s the rest of the queen cells &#8211; and a pic of the biggest queen cup I&#8217;ve ever handled. <i class=\"_4-k1 img sp_Gs1CrV8_0BP sx_c228ea\"><u>wink emoticon<\/u><\/i> &#8211; they will be a good a<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bohemianutopia.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/11081323_706648169443563_2154988424056972298_n1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-746\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bohemianutopia.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/11081323_706648169443563_2154988424056972298_n1-220x300.jpg\" alt=\"11081323_706648169443563_2154988424056972298_n\" width=\"220\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bohemianutopia.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/11081323_706648169443563_2154988424056972298_n1-220x300.jpg 220w, https:\/\/www.bohemianutopia.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/11081323_706648169443563_2154988424056972298_n1-110x150.jpg 110w, 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src=\"https:\/\/www.bohemianutopia.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/11041666_706648222776891_2891198202788730965_n1-300x224.jpg\" alt=\"11041666_706648222776891_2891198202788730965_n\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bohemianutopia.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/11041666_706648222776891_2891198202788730965_n1-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bohemianutopia.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/11041666_706648222776891_2891198202788730965_n1-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.bohemianutopia.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/11041666_706648222776891_2891198202788730965_n1-400x299.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.bohemianutopia.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/11041666_706648222776891_2891198202788730965_n1.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>into splits to make new hives.\u00a0 <a 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