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Help identifying this please
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Thanks guys....curious what would be recommended for cleaning frames that have this (vacuum, wash with water, wash with alcohol?). I have some supers that have a little as well and don't want it ending up in the honey crop.Looks like pollen mite activity to me ...
LJ
what bleach ratio?When in doubt, I wash the comb out with the sprayer on my kitchen faucet. Pollen and any residual nectar is cleaned out leaving frames ready for the bees to use without any additional work. If I suspect there may be a disease involved, a quick soak in some bleach water kills most pathogens. Does not work for AFB.
I never would have thought of doing this, brilliant! Today I tried it (using the garden hose nozzle instead), and it worked great!When in doubt, I wash the comb out with the sprayer on my kitchen faucet. Pollen and any residual nectar is cleaned out leaving frames ready for the bees to use without any additional work.