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Re: Queen excluder..."honey excluder" ?
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Allen Dick <[log in to unmask]>
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Discussion of Bee Biology <[log in to unmask]>
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Mon, 3 Apr 1995 08:18:46 -0600
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On Mon, 3 Apr 1995, Eric Abell wrote:
 
>         How do people clean the excluders for the next season - or do you?
>
>         I have a cut-down drum with provision below it for a propane
> torch.  I boil the water, dip the excluder, and shake off the junk.  I am
> not altogether happy with this method and would like to hear of others.
 
We seldom bother, but when they get clogged, we put as many as fit into a
drum comfortably with water and submerge them in boiling water -- as you do.
 
Allen
 
 
 
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