cleaning hives

[Chorlton Honey Bees]

got a load of national hives soft wood and crown boards finding it easier to fill a wheelie bin with hot water and let them soak for an hour before scraping propolis off what soda would be best for cleaning and ratio per litre of water before i torch
Alan

 

[Arfermo]

Washing soda of course.

 

[Hivemaker.]

Bleach can be used at one part bleach to five parts water, and parts soaked for twenty minutes, especially to sterilize against AFB spores.

 

[Chorlton Honey Bees]

thanks Hivemaker

 

[oliver90owner]

Agreed, 'washing soda'. But, what is wrong with just scraping and flaming? Been the standard method for how many years? Not really any need for reinvention of the wheel, I would suggest.

Further, if these are boxes, I would not want to be submersing them in hot washing soda solution for an hour or more.