Late this summer I did the unforgivable thing of opening the supers on one hive and not sealing the lid back on very well. Next time I went passed the wasps were having a field day with robbing and attacking the bees. Sadly they killed the hive, and when I opened up the hive wax moth had moved in. A rather large learning experience on one poor hive. I hasten to add, that next door the hive did brilliantly and I have just extracted 44 kg of honey.
My questions are - how do I deal with the frames and the brood box with the wax moth infestation? So far I have removed all the drawn wax and scraped down the frames and brood box . I was then intending to scorch all the wood, and then find a friend with a chest freezer to put the frames in. Is there anything else I should do - or should I just destroy the lot?
What to do with all the spoilt drawn wax? Can it be put on the compost pile? Or just sent to landfill. It is too disgusting to try to melt down.
Do any of you have some dismal stories like mine above to share?
My questions are - how do I deal with the frames and the brood box with the wax moth infestation? So far I have removed all the drawn wax and scraped down the frames and brood box . I was then intending to scorch all the wood, and then find a friend with a chest freezer to put the frames in. Is there anything else I should do - or should I just destroy the lot?
What to do with all the spoilt drawn wax? Can it be put on the compost pile? Or just sent to landfill. It is too disgusting to try to melt down.
Do any of you have some dismal stories like mine above to share?