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Mon, Jun 6, 11 at 12:01
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I'm new to beekeeping and recently purchased a hive box from a local beekeeper. It has 10 frames, which the owner said she used a propane torch to clean. Is this common practice? Also, the base has been painted on the inside, which I think I may have to remove. Would sanding be the best way to remove the paint? Thanks for any help,
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- Posted by konrad___far_north 3..just outside of E (My Page) on Tue, Jun 7, 11 at 19:21
| Boxes are sometimes torched if someone had American foulbrood,....not the frames, these would get burned for sure, I suspect if torching was done then foulbrood was there and I wouldn't risk taking any equipment, including boxes. Paint on the bottom board should be fine. |
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| If you can't trust a beekeeper, who can you trust? :( I'm truly bummed. |
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| Oh - Konrad, thank you for your post. You probably just saved me a world of grief. |
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- Posted by konrad___far_north 3..just outside of E (My Page) on Wed, Jun 8, 11 at 19:56
| No problem...anytime a new bee keeper is taking on this hobby new equipment should be purchased. This I learned from our bee keeping club....glad I did. About 6 month before, a friend, whose dad used to keep bees, a swarm took home in one of he's old equipment and gave it to me. This hive dwindled down soon, to find out it had American foulbrood,...I burned everything. |
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