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BEEKEEPING LEARNING CENTER => GENERAL BEEKEEPING - MAIN POSTING FORUM. => Topic started by: Stung on July 26, 2017, 09:39:53 PM

Title: black mold
Post by: Stung on July 26, 2017, 09:39:53 PM
I went to get some more frames where I keep them.  No problem so far this year.  Went to inspect them, and I find some black mold on them.  I was told that if I dip them in a Clorox water solution, this would take care of it, so I could put them in the hive.  I used very little Clorox in the water.  Is this alright to do, or are the bees going to get sick.   
Title: Re: black mold
Post by: iddee on July 26, 2017, 09:56:24 PM
Let them air for 24 hours and it will be fine.  Of course, it was a waste of time and resources, as the bees will remove the mold and restore the comb without anything being done to it beforehand