I would like to grow in the next few years and I may have the opportunity to pick up some older equipment that has been in storage for 12 years. Along with the older equipment I would have access to a retired mentor, a warehouse/honey house and some locations. There are about 2500 usable deep hive bodies and the comb varies between black with lots of burr comb and crumbly with 70% missing and fairly dirty frames. The brood boxes have solid bottoms nailed on and are in good shape. The frames have lots of dust from storage bird poop and mouse poop and chew holes in places. There are plenty of covers, and about a 1000 dirty frames that need new foundation. When I grow I see myself going to pallets so the bottoms will not be needed then. What is the best way to test equipment for foul brood? Are old frames worth messing with. Some of these I cannot imagine anyone eating off of.
I am inclined to just get enough new frames and foundation to replace the crumbly stuff and scorch the old boxes if needed. What do you guys think?:scratch:
I am inclined to just get enough new frames and foundation to replace the crumbly stuff and scorch the old boxes if needed. What do you guys think?:scratch: