How to clean out flow hive frames that have had brood in them

[Finchie]

Have a queen who got past the queen excluder and laid in the top box in my flow frames. Wanting to clean out these frames properly but cant find videos or information about how to get them clean. Their are a few brood still in the frames as i took them out of the hive.

[Eva]

Another Job Came In

I used a karcher pressure sprayer on mine and it did work to a degree- but couldn’t really remove all the black mold or stubborn wax/propolis. Also be prepared to get wet- as it splashes back on you. Soaking in hot water first might help too. The best method we have use is to disassemble and then scrub in hot water in a electric pan- but it takes a LONG time.

Hi Finchie, I remembered some discussion about this & hope it helps. The upshot is that dismantling the frames seems to be the only way to get them clean when there’s brood, propolis, beetle slime or mold in them.