I spent yesterday and today cleaning up old Pierco foundation and hive bodies. The weather was nice but the job was nasty. I scrape off the wax and then buff them with a wire cup brush on an angle grinder. Anyone have a better way?
I have 26 packages coming in the spring.
Steve
I just srape with hive tool and the bees do the rest-I think they like the way
that they smell like a bee hive-RDY-B
Sometimes the scraping actually removes too much wax and the bees won't build the comb back properly (I've had this happen many times). Re-coat with wax and you'll be fine.
Scott
I always recoat. I was looking for a faster/better way to clean them up.
Steve
If you are going to recoat with wax, then you can strip the wax off maybe by soaking in boiling water to melt off all the crud. If the heat ain't too much and warps it.
try a box by just nocking off the rough stuff and let the bees do it-
you will be surprised- :lol: RDY-B