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Honeybee pests and diseases.
 #12609  by NigelP
 18 Apr 2022, 09:19
That is bad luck indeed. Now dreading sorting out last years supers which were fumigated and should have been sealed....
 #12612  by Steve 1972
 18 Apr 2022, 09:52
All my supers are stacked with a sheet of monoflex inbetween every three boxes..upto now touch wood all my supers are clean..
 #12613  by Alfred
 18 Apr 2022, 12:03
Luckily just starting out with the honey game,I managed to get all mine in the freezer- just hope I can get them on without shattering them all.

Steve is monoflex like a soft thin correx ?
usually black- wickes sell it for about 4 quid for an 8x4 sheet
I've got it on some stands and the little sods have even burrowed into that.
Expensive ,but I wonder if some roof tins in between and a dirty great ratchet strap squeezing it all down might be the answer.
Way cheaper than another freezer.
 #12614  by Steve 1972
 18 Apr 2022, 12:56
This is monoflex Alfred..it's light but heavy duty scaffold sheeting..

https://www.tubeclampsdirect.co.uk/product/18512/Eco_Scaff_Scaffolding_Sheeting_2m_x_45m_600g_Clear?gclid=Cj0KCQjwmPSSBhCNARIsAH3cYgaFsKr6qypSxTM3AUGehwWJdTYch1BX75gA4OhuIPTvJHTyDs0OUaIaAm-wEALw_wcB
 #12615  by Alfred
 18 Apr 2022, 15:06
I see what you mean now
So they don't eat that at all?
 #12617  by Steve 1972
 18 Apr 2022, 16:31
Not sure if they eat it in other parts of the country but they don't touch it here..