craigavonb
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what is the best way to store and protect brood frames from wax moths
Frame storage
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I seal mine up four to a plastic bag, others use those big storage boxes
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Mine go in the freezer
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I use either Certan or 80% acetic acid
In the brood boxes covered top and bottom to keep wax moths and other pests out.
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First having burnt sulphur strips in the sealed boxes to kill off any wax moth.
As Drex and Hivemaker. Maximum number of frames per box, boxes pulled tightly together to avoid any gaps. Mine stay outside, so no problem in the cold months. Occasionally burning sulphur strips is recommended, if at all not sure of proper sealing, if the weather is mild.
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How long do you leave them in there Erica? I thinking of buying a big chest freezer for mine.
Does the long term exposure to freezing conditions affect the wood or wax do you think
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I leave them till the day before they are needed. I don't freeze wooden supers though. All the frames go into custom made racks( to maximise space)
Freezing does make the wax brittle, while it is frozen only.
I make up cut comb and that goes into the freezer till needed as well.
You can never have too much freezer space
Don't you need a freezer the size of Superman's home to store all those frames?
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No
I keep only the good ones and the ones with a significant amount of pollen.There are only 8 in there.
Unfortunately.......or maybe fortunately......most of the usable ones are still in use.
Looks like i'll be going into winter with 7 colonies instead of the 4 planned. I must be more disciplined regarding the queens I keep. The one queen I have to get rid of lives in a BIG angry colony which I found too intimidating to deal with this summer so will do it in the spring when there are fewer bees.
I keep only the good ones and the ones with a significant amount of pollen.There are only 8 in there.
Unfortunately.......or maybe fortunately......most of the usable ones are still in use.
Looks like i'll be going into winter with 7 colonies instead of the 4 planned. I must be more disciplined regarding the queens I keep. The one queen I have to get rid of lives in a BIG angry colony which I found too intimidating to deal with this summer so will do it in the spring when there are fewer bees.
