Tom Clay wrote:
 
>  Is there a problem with storing the unused frames in plastic bags with a few
>moth crystals, and then airing them out for a few days before use?
 
   Forty years ago I did just that.  You can imagine how weird the honey
tasted later!
 
   Moth crystals can poison bees as well as moths.  Furthermore, some types
of moth crystals get absorbed by the wax in combs and persist far longer
than one might think.
 
                                                        Adrian
 
 
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