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Date: | Sat, 17 May 1997 15:25:30 -0700 |
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Well, not maybe rotten, but covered with mildew and other black stuff.
My dumb question is how bad is bad enough to get rid of a brood frame
and start with new wood? Some frames are mildewed pretty bad on one end
because of water damage this past winter where they were stored in a
barn. I cannot get rid of the black in the wood without sanding them
down
I noticed in commercial hives most of the wood did not have the dark
stain associated with mildew, dysentary or nosema. Do they bother to
clean old frames that show dark stain?
I replaced the "dirty" brood frames (seven years old) in one brood box
in each hive with new wood last year and did not lose a hive. Plus had
no dysentary or other problems this winter. The bees were tested and no
tracheal mites were found. I feel like the best route is to get rid of
the frames that do not come clean, but that seems a bit wasteful. I
would appreciate your insight.
Bill Truesdell
Bath, ME
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