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  • From: Marty Hanks <marty AT justbeenc.com>
  • To: George Morris <juncus215 AT gmail.com>
  • Cc: "ocba AT lists.ibiblio.org" <ocba AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [ocba] What to do?
  • Date: Sun, 31 May 2015 20:24:58 -0400

Frustrating news George- hate to hear.

Yes try to salvage the frames asap. A 2 day freeze is always best. I'd
personally not eat any honey that might have moth egg or larvae.

Maybe set it out to let other bees clean out what they want. The rest you can
freeze or cut out.

Hard call for sure.

Marty

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> On May 31, 2015, at 1:31 PM, George Morris <juncus215 AT gmail.com> wrote:
>
> I've lost a colony of bees that I could not get to re-queen and was invaded
> with wax moths because they were weak.
> Question 1- What do I do about the wax moths at this stage. Should I let
> it go and reuse the hives and frames next year after we go through a winter
> or I could treat the hive and frames now?
> Question 2 - There were some honey stores in the hive, could/should I
> harvest the capped honey from the hives if there is wax moth present?
>
> Any advice is appriciated,
> George Morris
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  • [ocba] What to do?, George Morris, 05/31/2015
    • Re: [ocba] What to do?, Marty Hanks, 05/31/2015

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