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  • From: Brad Kosiba <bradkosiba AT gmail.com>
  • Cc: Orange County Beekeepers Association <ocba AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [ocba] Wax moths
  • Date: Sun, 9 Jul 2017 13:13:06 -0400

I take a medium full of well-cleaned frames, bag it in a strong trash bag, tie it tightly closed with a zip tie, freeze it all for two nights and then store it under the house in the crawl space. At that point the only worry is mice, but ours is well sealed so no mice so far.

Brad

On Jul 9, 2017 11:11 AM, "Mark Waller" <wallermarkw AT gmail.com> wrote:
What do you do with honey supers to keep wax moths away?  I’ve removed the honey, placed them back on the hive to be cleaned and don’t want to leave them there for fear of wax moths.  I don’t have enough freezer space in working freezers to place them all year.  I do have an old freezer, not working, but not  sure if that will be air tight enough.  Your thoughts please.  Thanks.



> On Jul 7, 2017, at 5:37 PM, John Rintoul <beecd AT icloud.com> wrote:
>
> Eric,
> I suppose your screen method would work, but the newspaper combine method is simple and fool proof. It allows the bees to mingle at their own speed. I have never had a problem with bees interacting aggressively while using the newspaper combine. The bees remove the newspaper and you don't have to manipulate the hive twice as you would with you proposed method. Personally I wouldn't make it more complicated for me or stressful for the bees than necessary.
>
> John Rintoul
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>
> On Jul 7, 2017, at 4:43 PM, Eric Solie <esolie AT gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Basic combining question: Instead of using newspaper to combine hives
>> can I use a screened bottom board and provide an entrance above the
>> board. It will keep the bees separate, yet allow the queen pheromone
>> through better. After 2 days I would remove the screened bottom board
>> and 2nd entrance.
>> Eric
>>
>> On Thu, Jul 6, 2017 at 6:10 PM, Shadi Cinpinski <shadikaze AT gmail.com> wrote:
>>> Thanks, Walter.
>>> Yes, this nuc was weaker and wax moths decimated the larvae that were close
>>> to hatching out. There were a ton of dead bees in various stages of larvae
>>> that I found at the bottom of the single nuc box.
>>>
>>> On Thu, Jul 6, 2017 at 6:03 PM Walter Starks <walterstarks AT icloud.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> I would probably buy a queen for the nuc. Weak hives typically produce
>>>> poor queens. If wax moths are moving in I imagine this is a very weak hive.
>>>>
>>>> Another option would be to just do a newspaper combine with one of the
>>>> larger hives.
>>>>
>>>> Also, if you use wooden frames there's no need to burn them because of wax
>>>> moths. Just clean out the damaged comb and put it back in the hive. The bees
>>>> will rebuild it. If the comb is really badly damaged just remove the old wax
>>>> and install new foundation.
>>>>
>>>> ______
>>>>
>>>> Walter
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> You never can tell with bees. ~ Winnie-the-Pooh
>>>>
>>>> On Jul 6, 2017, at 5:08 PM, Shadi Cinpinski <shadikaze AT gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Hello,
>>>> I recently started a nuc that I asked the group about previously.  I went
>>>> back into the nuc today- after just 6 days and saw that wax moths were
>>>> moving in.
>>>> At this time, I have queen cells that look like they are forming in the
>>>> middle frames. I took the 2 frames with wax moth webbing and burned them
>>>> (thankfully these were outer frames and not the ones with what I think are
>>>> queen cells). I also cleaned out the entire single nuc box- all moth larvae
>>>> were killed off by burning or our hens.  I put in another frame of pollen/
>>>> nectar from one of our strong hives and reassembled the nuc, but I don't
>>>> want to mess with our 2 healthy hives anymore.
>>>> Any thoughts? Is this nuc doomed? I did a nuc split for practice as this
>>>> is my first full year of bee keeping, so input is appreciated.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks,
>>>> Shadi Ana
>>>> --
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