Bob Gilbert said:
> As far as I know only gamma radiation will sterilise combs so that they
can
> be safely used - not something a normal beekeeper can do.
Yes they can - and it is not difficult.
Some years ago I had AFB and could not be sure which supers might have come
into contact. I took all the combs to a plant in Swindon where they were
irradiated at quite a resonable cost.
Peter Edwards
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