Absconded hive

[jtcmedic]

Well today my 2 deep absconded there  were  small hive beetle  but dam we're collecting pollen and had honey but they pulled every thing, sooo down to one and a nother nuc coming in March but I , was hopeing to split at end of February this was my stronger hive what a day, now the question the frames are clean I killed the beetles (sat out there for a hour smashing shb on concrete, brood was Capp but not much  questions is now why to do with frames
Thanksb

[Barhopper]

Freeze them

[BeeMaster2]

If you have chickens, let them pick out the larvae.
Then freeze the frames to kill the eggs and larvae as well as any remaining beetles.
Jim

[Van, Arkansas, USA]

I had a frame full of pollen that was infested with shb larva.  I freeze killed the larva, but I decided to trash the entire frame even though full of pollen.  My concern was fermented pollen may not be good for bees.  Once the shb larva contamanate the pollen I trash it.  I did not want to take a chance with my bees by offering the bees contaminated pollen.

[jtcmedic]

Thanks