Hello,
   I have frames and hive bodies that have not held bees in a few years
do to a move. I use a propane tourch to burn the inside of the hive
bodies and scrap the frames to remove old wax and whatever else might be
sticking to them.
    I have a few months before my bees get here and was wondering if
soaking or washing the frames with Chlorine bleach would be safe. I
would then put the frames outside to dry. I would think that the smell
of the bleach would be gone after a few weeks if not days.
   What more do I need to do to insure that there is nothing alive in
this old stuff so I can use it this spring? I have new frames but would
like to re-use the old ones as I have 100 or more.
 
SEYA...G..
 
Gary C. Lewis
Duke Center, Pa.