Using Old Frames

[buzz]

Hi guys,

I checked the hives today (I got a package last week) and the package from last year is dead. It looks like they died of nosema because there is brown stuff all over. My question is, can I use frames from this hive again, or would the new hive get nosema too? Thanks,

[Robo]

Clean them up and reuse them.  You are not going to prevent your new hive from having nosema spores.  I would venture a guess that all hives have the spores,  but the bees must be weaken by stress before they are affected.