I reported
>If the hive is light, we put two or three frames of dark honey that I saved
>from last fall, in the super, so they won't starve.
 
In a message dated 95-06-02 08:41:22 EDT, [log in to unmask] (Kelley
Rosenlund) asks:
 
>       Isn't there a risk of passing diseases on by doing this?
>Also, how
>are you able to store these frames for so long without  ant, mouse,
>wax moth, etc damage?
 
We were starting to get some wax moths now with hot weather, but wax worms
prefer pollen, dead brood, and dark comb.  They will work on supers, but much
more slowly than brood comb.  The supers , were stored in an unheated
building over winter, and they froze once in February, which likely killed
most of the wax moth eggs.  The bees are strong, with  young queens.  They'll
take care of the few wax moths.
 
   We did find a couple mouse nests, too.
 
   On the main question - AFB  Feeding frames of honey is one of the safest
and best ways to feed bees, IF, you are careful to check hives for AFB, when
you take off honey.
 
   Capped honey will not stimulate robbing, while feeding liquid honey can
make the bees crazy.
 
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Dave Green