From: "T & M Weatherhead" <queenbee@gil.com.au>
Date: Sun, 11 Mar 2001 18:55:57 +1000
To: <BiologicalBeekeeping@yahoogroups.com>
Subject: Re: Clean wax for Organic Production?

> 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?

The supers are stacked into the container, 8 high and 4 wide. I forget how
many back we go.
As I said before, I turn the freezer on for a week at -5 centigrade and then
switch off. The container is sealed so does not allow wax moth back in. I
then run the freezer for about a day or two each month only for the sake of
the freezer unit.

However, if I add new supers to the container, then I run it for about three
days. Adding new material is a good way of introducing wax moth.

The times I use are probably overkill but I figure it is better to be safe
than sorry.

In our part of the world it has been a very poor season. It is the second
poor season in a row. Some commercial beekeepers have travelled up to 1,500
kilometres from home to keep their bees alive and also try and produce some
honey. As you can imagine the fuel bill is quite large.

Trevor Weatherhead

www.superiorbee.com.au