Thank you, David, for sharing that video clip.  I was familiar with the para-moth and with letting the bees clean out the boxes but not the idea of standing the hive boxes on their side to dry out.  Part of Mark's original problem is the mold. I'm curious if all of that works here in our climate with 100% humidity for much of the winter.

I'm including a picture of what someone I met does. This would certainly solve with wax moth problem since wax moths don't like light.  I suspect it would work for the mold, too.

I’m having two issues, looking for some suggestions.. 

(1) Two of my colonies absconded last fall. (Just about 7-10 days apart). This left me with a considerable amount of frames that I didn’t know what to do with. In my ignorance I placed them all in my shed (stacked up in their boxes) so I could deal with them all later. 

What I found a few weeks ago was a significant amount of mold that had developed on most of the frames. I’m not sure if these can be saved, there’s around 60-70 moldy frames. Are these salvageable? Or just discard them?

(2) Secondly, what’s the best way to store the frames that were processed for honey? I don’t have the space in our freezer! 

Thanks for your input,

Mark & Cori