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Unclean frames and wax should not be disposed of in household waste due to potential pathogens. Use narrow spacing on Hoffman frames for National hives and consider repositioning frames for better wax drawing. The document includes contact information for the National Bee Unit and licensing details for reuse.

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Unclean frames and wax should not be disposed of in household waste due to potential pathogens. Use narrow spacing on Hoffman frames for National hives and consider repositioning frames for better wax drawing. The document includes contact information for the National Bee Unit and licensing details for reuse.

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Please do not dispose of unclean frames or wax in the household waste.

If the wax
and frames are not disinfected by boiling or burning, any pathogens present in them
could pass into the environment.

Is there anything else I should be aware of?


Make sure that you only use ‘narrow’ spacing between the frames; this is the
standard spacing on Hoffman frames for National hives.

Combs at the end of the box tend not to be drawn on the outer face. This is because
the bees find it hard to cluster there and generate wax. Turn the frame around or
move it further into the box so that they can draw it out.

National Bee Unit


APHA, Room 11G03, York Biotech Campus,
Sand Hutton, York YO41 1LZ
Telephone: 0300 303 0094
Email: [email protected]
Web site: www.nationalbeeunit.com

April 2024

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You may re-use this information (excluding logos) free of charge in any format or
medium, under the terms of the Open Government Licence v.3. To view this licence
visit www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/ or email
[email protected]

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