Drawn super frames with mold and dead drones

[Greg Peck]

I recently bought 10 supers with drawn comb. They had been frozen last year and were in garbage bags. Most of the supers were ok but a few had moth damage (pre freeze I guess). I cut the damage out of the frames with the moth damage and intend on using them. There was one super which had a lot of dead drones in it. It appeared that after being frozen they thawed out and rotted then mold took over. the frames are covered in mold bad enough that when I pull one out puffs of mold go flying. (cough cough)

I would think that it would be best to remove the comb and start new with foundation. But I don’t want to do this then find out that the bees would have taken care of it.

So will they clean it up and will it be suitable for a honey super or should I scrap it?

PS I only paid 10.00 each for the supers so it is not a money thing it is just a making the bees draw the comb thing.

Thanks
Greg

[Kathyp]

i had some like that.  i rinsed off the worst of the gunk and put it in the hive after it had dried.  they cleaned it up and even pulled out the dead bodies.

[Understudy]

Welcome to Bee & Bee cleaning service.
We have worker bees that clean out the messiest of comb.

How do you retain our services?

Easy, take your messy frames and put them in a nice healthy hive and go away. Comeback in two weeks and loook at the clean and now being used frames.


You service is satisfaction guarnteed our we will replace our queen.

Sincerely,
Brendhan

[Greg Peck]

Bee & Bee cleaning service,

Would your company rather clean one or two frames mixed in with some nice clean frames? Or would you like to clean all 9 frames at one time and just get it over with?

Please forward your response and when your company will be available to start the cleaning to:

Hive 6
South Apiary St.
Honey brook, Pa 

Yours truly,
Greg Peck

P.S. Is your company insured and how long have you been in the frame cleaning business?

[doak]

If wax moths got started and there is any webbing I would cut it all out. the bees get tangled in the webbing. Then there is the extra work going to the bees to clean up. If it is less than 50% bad, cut out the bad, 50% more cut out the works,"according to each frame".
doak

[Understudy]

Throw in one or two frames per box. I make sure wax moth larva is dead by freezing them for 24 hours first. If you have a hive that has multiple bodies I would two maybe three frames per body.

Sincerely,
Brendhan