At 10:24  8/7/96 -0400, you wrote:
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>Sender:       Discussion of Bee Biology <[log in to unmask]>
>Poster:       Mike Griggs <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject:      Re: Keeping Capped Honey Indoors
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>There is a misnomer in the name Wax Moth.  The insects do not do well
>consuming only wax as the sole food source.  They prefer darkened conb
>which contains the remaind of the molt skin from  pupae to adult.  If your
>honey supers are light in color and full of honey you will have a very
>minimal chance of attracting wax  moth  and if you do happen to attract one
>of the smaller spp.  it will not be able to do appreciable damage to full
>honey comb.  You might have other more pressing problems.  Cool honey of
>low water content is difficult to spin out.  Cool damp conditions for a
>period can produce mold which  might degrade the quality of your honey,
>mice have done great damage to me in the past.
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>Cheers Mike
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>>How long can one keep capped/uncapped honey indoors in the cooled area of
>>a house (72-74 der F) without worry of wax moth larvae hatching and doing
>>damage.  There are no visible wax moth in the hives the supers will be
>>removed from.  I want to medicate soon and cannot get access to an
>>extractor for approximately 6-7 days.
>>
>>Steve in Maryville, Tennessee
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To add to this, I helped by beekeeping partner extract recently and, because
of time, we had to stretch it out over a couple weeks.  We had the supers
stored in his honey house (high 90s F).  I got down to the last couple
supers and one had had a small patch of brood in it.  I noticed, when I
uncapped it, it had a very putrid odor, like fermented honey.  Upon closer
examination, I began noticing wax moth maggots wriggling out of that area.
I had to cut that section out of the comb before extracting.  As soon as I
did, the rest of the frame smelled fine.
 
So, if you have any with any brood in them, watch for that.
 
 
Cheers,
 
 
Mike Wallace
Sar Shalom Apiary
McKinney, Texas   USA
"Out of the heart, the mouth speaks."