I tried the bleach, amd it turned out to be a mess. Luckily I only tried a
few frames.  The frames appeared to be dry, no bleach smell.  I left them
outside and they got a little damp, and the bleach
smell came out again.  The rest I scorched with the propane torch and they
worked out fine.
WALT in S.C.
 
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> From: Conrad Sigona <[log in to unmask]>
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: old eguipment.
> Date: Tuesday, February 03, 1998 2:42 PM
>
> >     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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