Bob Harrison writes:
Wax contamination from years of using legal chemical strips
(they recommended) and virus spore problems from failed
controls IS the number one & two problems facing the larger
beekeepers today.

Reply:
Then may I recommend, to advise to change the combs out,
and at same time replace with SC foundation and or HSC
plastic fully drawn out frames when retooling of SC size,
so at same time to reduce the level of mite problems and
secondary diseases, so contamination might not build up so
fast except where sprayed in mirgatory pollenation by
(get-this) accident.

Since might have to do anyways, nothing ventured, nothing
gained..

Respectfully submitted,

Dee A. Lusby
Small Cell Commercial Beekeeper
Moyza, Arizona
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/organicbeekeepers/



 
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