Tom:
What about the footprints of your bees moving from brood chamber to super
area?
Also, what about the bees movement of honey to make laying space for the queen
as the winter turns into spring?
 
Researchers in testing for chemical holdover in wax that the only variant was
the age of the wax in the colony.  No difference was found in same age wax
found in supers as compared to brood wax.
 
I think that it is great that you are diligent enough to think of these things
and try to help all of us, but in this case I think you might be "carrying
coals to Newcastle".
                                                                                                                George