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My best beek friends (they gave me my first hive for my birthday!) and I have always been treatment free. End of last summer, they got hit by some kind of drift that hit their bees hard - they suddenly lost 8 of their 9 hives in a matter of a couple of weeks. Even the state came out to test their bees. We have always traded equipment back and forth if we got in a pinch, a frame here, a box there, usually new or frozen, but not always. Now, this year, they are starting to treat for varroa with Apivar and something with hops. Does this stuff build up in equipment? Even if wax is gone? I'm feeling leary and a bit uneasy.......He's not having varroa problems. I think he is pre-treating. He is "gun shy" after all the losses he had last fall. He has SHB trouble since then. I don't. I have beeen blessed with strong hives so far. We live about 6 miles apart. So, should I be worried about sharing? I have no problem giving equipment, but do I want it back???? :scratch: