Hello All,
After harvesting honey last Fall, and acknowledging that I had a bad case 
of varroa (and associated DWV),  I treated my hives with Apistan 
(fluvalinate) as per the directions. Over the Winter I lost 3 of my 4 
hives. Now I have quite a bit of uneaten honey in the dead hives that has 
been exposed to Apistan strips (although strips were hung in brood boxes). 
I don't plan on using any of this honey for human consumption. If I leave 
them in the hives this Spring for the bees to use, I'm afraid that they 
will redistribute it up into the honey supers. Any ideas on what can be 
done with these frames of potentially contaminated honey?  Does anyone 
know how long fluvalinate persists in a hive? Would hanging the frames in 
direct sunlight for a day or so allow for sufficient photodegradation to 
make the honey safe for consumption?

Dick Cartwright
Long Island, New York

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