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Offline Stung

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black mold
« on: July 26, 2017, 09:39:53 pm »
I went to get some more frames where I keep them.  No problem so far this year.  Went to inspect them, and I find some black mold on them.  I was told that if I dip them in a Clorox water solution, this would take care of it, so I could put them in the hive.  I used very little Clorox in the water.  Is this alright to do, or are the bees going to get sick.   

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Re: black mold
« Reply #1 on: July 26, 2017, 09:56:24 pm »
Let them air for 24 hours and it will be fine.  Of course, it was a waste of time and resources, as the bees will remove the mold and restore the comb without anything being done to it beforehand
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