Bill Truesdell wrote:
>
> In my scraping and cleaning of old brood frames I wondered if a good
> spray of the wood with Lysol or some other disinfectant would help or
> would it potentially be bad for the bees. These are bare frames, cleaned
> of wax, but I would like to get rid of any possible disease problems,
> specifically dysentery.
> I do not intend to use the frames for a couple of months. Anyone do
> anything like this or have recommendations for disinfecting the frames?
> Bill Truesdell
> Bath
air, wind, sun (UV-light) will do the best.
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