I believe I have read here that you should never use bleach to clean hive components. I was wondering why? I thought that it breaks down quickly into some salts and water, and rinses cleanly. Then if you let the wooden wear dry shouldn't it be OK?
I have some brand new frames that were in storage, and now smell like mouse pee. I would like to just dunk them in a bucket of bleach water and let them dry.
Even if the mouse odor doesn't bother the bees, it bothers me. Any thoughts would be appreciated.
Thank you,