Cleaning and starting new after maggots moved in

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Can flow hive frames be sanitized after pests?

Thanks @Dan2, Our Cleaning/Sterilisation faq has been updated on our website: https://www.honeyflow.com/faqs/all/flow-frame-sterilisation-irradiation-disease-control/p/145#a4 1 Under normal conditions, it is not necessary to clean your Flow Frames (click here for information on routine cleaning and storage of Flow Frames). In some jurisdictions cleaning may be necessary prior to sterilisation as a means of disease control—please contact your local department of primary industries for region-…

Flow Hive Infestation Cleaning

Hi, Maybe you could help me. I recently received a hive from a friend that left the country. the FLOW HIVE is infested with wax moth and they also got into the flow frames and laid eggs so some of the cells of cocoons, also there are marks in the wood where the canons were made in the sides of the FLOW HIVE. I have some questions: I tried using hot water (70 degrees) it cleans out most of the moths and the all there larvas and cocoons. Is there any easier and quicker way to do it? How cle…

Beetles Took Over My Hive!

Sorry this happened to you: Inspect at minimum every 10 days to 2 weeks, especially with the Flow Hive: I say that because of the expense involved in obtaining the equipment and the labor intensive process involved in cleaning the Flow frames. With conventional frames at $2.00 per, I just throw them away and start fresh. I keep many hives in the woods and I do notice more beetles in those hives so I make sure to keep an eye on them and keep them strong. Another notch in your beekeeping educat…