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Peter wrote:
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> I have heard a lot these past few years about people staggering the boxes
> to
> let in light. I don't know if this is foolproof or not. All I know is if
> you
> store bee combs in a warm place, you have to worry about moths.
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> pb
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Peter, I am not advocating this method for deeps-you would have to
experiment, but I can say with all confidence based on my and others
experience in storing hundreds of shallow supers for several years now, that
if you stagger them(alternating longer length-shorter length), and have some
light present, you will not have any wax moth problems-cold or hot. this has
been true for me even when humidity has been somewhat high,or with dark or
light comb.
I will state that I allow my bees to "clean out" my supers before
storing-that is-I set them out and let the bees get the leftovers after
extracting.
I have not used any chemicals in super storage for - 5 years now.
I live in North Alabama. You might to experiment with it to see what the
outcome is for you..
John Horton
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