Aaron,
I think you have it implied in the post, that it should be foundation and not
drawn comb so you break both the brood cycle and have nowhere for any honey to
go that the bees may bring from the old hive,
Bill Truesdell
Bath, Me
 
Aaron Morris wrote:
 
> Mason Harris asks about treating AFB without having the treatment kill
> the patient.
>
> In days before burning was the only "sanctioned" treatment, AFB was
> sometimes addressed by shaking all the bees from infected equipment into
> new uninfected equipment (saving the bees) and then burning the infected
> equipment, BROOD AND HONEY INCLUDED.  Boxes can be scorched and reused.