So it's snowing here in NJ today-actually light flurries melting on contact but it beats the heck out of the 120 inches of snow we used to get when I lived in Maine year round, years ago. But it does bring me to start to think about things to get dome while I'm on "Covid Banishment," as I'm still working from home managing a phantom work force who also is working from home.
Wanted to clean up my supers and other boxes-what's the best way to clean up propolis? Just the obvious, scrape and scrape?
Also looking at my screened bottom boards and thinking I'll build some for next spring. The ML ones I have, have the coroplast (election sign stuff) and everyone talks about repurposing them for various use in the bee yards. What I saw this year was hive beetles and wax moth larvae hide in the corrugations between the surfaces sheet and the only way I found to kill them off is with boiling water (tea kettle). I am thinking that I'm going to change that out (and use in the future) to either 3/16" HDPE sheet or plexiglass. I normally keep my examination boards I'm also looking at some stainless steel No. 8 hardware cloth which I think would hold up better. I am thinking I have way too much time on my hands...