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So it seems I lost two queens, yet the hive made it through the winter. On these two hives there were the signs of Nauseum, with runny looking feces on outside of hive, and on some frames inside. I did not get this on my two stong hives, which has a hard pollen flow going in. The week hives with the signs of Naseum have no pollen flow, nor any brood.
My question, as Nauseum is contagious, is does there exist a way to sterilze the pulled empty frames without destroying them, before I reuse the frames on new swarms traps/ caught swarms?
My thoughts were to create a small holding tank and buy a gallon of Hydrogen Peroxide, and mount the frame to the bottom (so as not to float) and allow the Peroxide to wash the frames? Has this been done, or would it kill the nauseum spores?
Or....should I simply not worry about it and simply treat in the fall with Fumigilon?
Thanks in Advance for Advice.
Regards,
Greathorned
So it seems I lost two queens, yet the hive made it through the winter. On these two hives there were the signs of Nauseum, with runny looking feces on outside of hive, and on some frames inside. I did not get this on my two stong hives, which has a hard pollen flow going in. The week hives with the signs of Naseum have no pollen flow, nor any brood.
My question, as Nauseum is contagious, is does there exist a way to sterilze the pulled empty frames without destroying them, before I reuse the frames on new swarms traps/ caught swarms?
My thoughts were to create a small holding tank and buy a gallon of Hydrogen Peroxide, and mount the frame to the bottom (so as not to float) and allow the Peroxide to wash the frames? Has this been done, or would it kill the nauseum spores?
Or....should I simply not worry about it and simply treat in the fall with Fumigilon?
Thanks in Advance for Advice.
Regards,
Greathorned