QUERY: Have a friend who is getting ready to burn drawn comb that is only two or no more than three years old. It's not dark at all. He says that it came from some deadouts. He has them piled in a pile outside and they have been cleaned out by the bees. He is afraid to use them because the virus residual in comb wax. I'm sure that there is no AFB involved, otherwise his entire yard would be full of AFB.
My question is, discounting the presence of foul brood what are the chances these combs would be carrying disease that would be detrimental to splits to which they would be added? If he doesn't want them, I was thinking of using them in my operation.
Bee yard is located about 30 miles west of Tallahassee, Florida. Would appreciate opinions. I take all the heat if it goes dud.
Mike in LA
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