Beehive killed by robbers
One of my two hives was attacked by robbers. Unfortunately, I was away for a few days and the robbing was well underway by the time I was home. The entire hive was cleaned out (except for brood and some pollen) and all the bees were dead. I've cleaned out the hive and threw away the frames with a lot of brood then cleaned up the remaining frames. All the boxes are in my garaged stacked and criss crossed for ventilation.
I assume I should wait until next spring to repopulate the hive. Is it okay to leave the boxes and empty frames in my garage (a few bees are investigating) and is criss cross ventilation enough to avoid wax moths. Thanks
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