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

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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.