Jeff Tallackson writes:
>        My question is this:  Would it be safe to use the remaining moldy
brood
>foundation for my second hive of package bees arriving this Spring?  Any
>thoughts would be appreciated.
          As long as bees have not been killed by poison which might still be
in the comb, yes, you can put bees on moldy combs and let the bees clean them
up.
          Make sure you have paradichlorobenzene crystals on the comb stored
at 40 degrees.  Wax moths will re-cycle the comb if it is not protected by
freezing weather or para crystals.
         Many people treat twice a year with Apistan: early in the spring and
again  in late summer/early autumn.
Tim
Tim Sterrett
Westtown, (Southeastern) Pennsylvania, USA
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