Thank you for the reply, I'll give it a try.
On Thu, 05 Jun 2008 19:50:49 GMT, tom@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
(JustTom) wrote:
>On Wed, 28 May 2008 14:49:32 -0800, Wally <wally@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>wrote:
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>>I'm a hobbist beekeeper, had two hives and one died off in the fall, I
>>think the neighbor's use of pesticides got them. I left the black
>>plastic frames out over the winter to let the bugs and whatever clean
>>them off and all the wax came off. If I put them into the existing
>>hive will the bees rebuild the foundation? Do I need to recoat them
>>with wax? Or are they just shot? Thank you.
>
>Ooh, finally one a noob like me can tackle.
>
>Just melt and paint wax back on them.
>Also, spray with sugar water before install to get them to accept
>them.


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