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Offline J-grow

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What will the clean up and use?
« on: December 11, 2016, 10:24:42 am »
I have a dead hive ( I think things started with the lawn spray company ) but either way it's empty and I have some wax moth activity I think from from the hive being unprotected.

I learned from Iddee that I can scrape out the little areas of comb and freeze and salvage these built out frames to use later.

In the process of doing this I am finding that there is a lot of cells full of pollen ............ can I leave the pollen in and freeze the frames and store them afterwords for the winter or will the pollen rot?

If I leave them outside will my other hives come get the pollen out of the frames and use it?

Suggestions please

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Re: What will the clean up and use?
« Reply #1 on: December 11, 2016, 10:48:16 am »
Pretend it isn't there and go ahead with the freeze. The pollen may mold, but the bees will take care of it next spring.
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Re: What will the clean up and use?
« Reply #2 on: December 11, 2016, 11:27:46 am »
Ok thank you