--- You wrote: and now he has a different problem. They are covered -- inside -- with > a white mold. > > Can anyone give me some guidance about how to rid this hive (a) of the mold --- end of quoted material --- i have simply re-used moldy combs without apparent problem. the bees clean them up and use them and i soon forget which were the moldy combs. am i doing something wrong here? is this stuff not tantamount to mold seen on jelly? Rick Haver dartmouth.edu