I normally agree with prolific Allen Dick but if he says that
scorching with a propane torch to clean up
old frames/boxes, etc. for any reason is futile,
I DON'T agree, based upon my own many years of
experience in apiology and discussions with other
pertinent individals.
**John Iannuzzi, Ph.D.
**38 years in apiculture
**12 hives of Italian honeybees
**At Historic Ellicott City, Maryland, 21042, U.S.A. (10 miles west of
Baltimore, Maryland) [9772 Old Annapolis Rd - 410 730 5279]
**"Forsooth there is some good in things evil
For bees extract sweetness from the weed" -- Bard of Avon
**Website: http://www.xmetric.com/honey
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