Finally got a chance with good weather to take a close look at my hives
this spring here in New Hampshire. First observation was that I had put
it off too long. The second was that there was too much honey and too
few bees present. The third was varroa mites--obviously present in one hive
and very bad in the other. A third was simply dead--and probably due to
the mites.
My question is, how to disinfect the hives and comb? Will
putting them in a walk-in deep-freezer do the trick? With
re-installation of new bees, I plan to use Apistan strips, but will that
be enough? What else can/might/should I do?
James Cassidy
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