>     I have a few months before my bees get here and was wondering if
> soaking or washing the frames with Chlorine bleach would be safe. I
> would then put the frames outside to dry. I would think that the smell
> of the bleach would be gone after a few weeks if not days.
>    What more do I need to do to insure that there is nothing alive in
> this old stuff so I can use it this spring? I have new frames but would
> like to re-use the old ones as I have 100 or more.
 
I don't like the bleach part. When the bleach dries, the crystalline
solid will still be in the wood and turn to bleach again when it gets
damp. You'll have to rinse it a lot to make sure the bleach is gone.
 
Conrad Sigona
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