Why would you want to clean those frames? If they are in good shape, freeze them for a couple of days to kill any wax moth or small hive beetle eggs and then use them to build a mic or supplement the bees when pollen is slim.
I'm in Tennessee, there is no shortage of pollen here. The smokey mountains got their name because there is so much of it in the air it looks like smoke.I've wondered if a pollen trap would actually reduce the amount of pollen in the frames through the summer, but I've never used one.
I've wondered if a pollen trap would actually reduce the amount of pollen in the frames through the summer, but I've never used one.
Nope :-D I have been using 40 traps on my hives all season, I collect 5-8 kg pollen from each hive and they still have frames full of pollen.The bees consume 35-40kg pollen each year.mvh Edward :-P
when i ran pollen traps after a few days i'd create a second entrance so some foragers would orient to it. i got some pollen and the bees got some.