> This California Label from Dept of Pesticide Regulations database does 
> list
> beehives.

Thanks Jim!

Bleach dissipates so fast its hard to believe people would object to using a 
light solution to kill nosema ceranae spores.

Acetic acid fumigation has been used on bee equipment for decades around the 
world without issue. Many U.K. beekeepers have described its use on BEE-L.

Although time consuming and slower bleach solution is my choice.

Many on BEE-L are familiar with my methods (below) and do similar but for 
those newbees here is my method. If you do different and especially if you 
have what you consider a better approach please post your method. I am old 
but not too old to learn better ways of doing beekeeping!

 I like for myself and help to look at every frame in a deadout. We remove 
each frame and check. separate as to frame of honey/pollen /good brood comb 
and placed in areas around the room. Then the box and frames are scraped ( 
wood frame over 55 gallon barrel) sprayed with the bleach solution and 
placed in *set ups* ( single box with usually five frames ). One pollen/one 
honey and three good brood comb frames. I cull hard but I have no comb over 
five years old.

After making these *nuc setups * up I leave the rest of the frames out until 
after the nuc is made and queen (or cell) is introduced and a laying queen 
is later verified.

 I do add a feeder with feed right before the queen is introduced/ a spacer 
and a pollen patty.

I am going now to verify queens in the single nucs we made last week. Queens 
are easy to find with only three frames to look at and these are pure 
cordovan ( easy on an old mans eyes) . If I find a *nuc* which has no queen 
those bees & frames are added to a queen right nuc. Tomorrow we will return 
and fill out the rest of the frames and move into out yards as soon as the 
weather allows.

bob 

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