From: "Lucinda Sewell" <lucindajohn@sewellhome.freeserve.co.uk>
Date: Fri, 9 Mar 2001 17:09:41 -0000
To: <BiologicalBeekeeping@yahoogroups.com>
Subject: Re: Clean wax for Organic Production?

> Most commercial beekeepers store comb
> in refrigerated shipping containers. For ourselves, our container is held
> at -5 centigrade for a week and then switched off. Again we have to be very
> careful about residues as we are an exporting country. We do not even use
> things like butric anhydride (Bee Go) to take off honey because it produces
> a residue. Honey is taken off with clearer boards (I think Americans call
> them escape boards) or blowers where the bees are blown out. The countries
> we export to require this high standard.
T & M Weatherhead

Thanks Trevor,
Would you mind sharing a little detail on the super storage? Do you simply
stack the supers, freeze and leave the environment sealed? Your practices
sound exemplary, and fairly cost effective too. How has your season been,
are you shutting up shop yet?

What are your major pests and diseases there?

Sorry I'm so full of questions...I do pass what I learn on too.
John Sewell
SE England