Hi y'all, I hope this finds you well and your bees happy.

Today I cracked open the boxes after a series of OA treatments and found the two deeps to be 99% empty of bees, brood, and resources. A few bees were working on the syrup feeder and a few others fighting to defend at the entrance reducer. This was the TVBA NUC that either swarmed or absconded in July (also the colony reported earlier about Nosema symptoms). I re-queened as soon as the departure was discovered: queen cage with attendants, sugar plug, waited five days and the cage was empty. I left what I hoped was a good Weaver Bee queen for a couple of weeks to get going and then couldn't find her. No eggs visible. But mite counts required treatment so I continued to hope she was just a slow starter. So, here I am, with a doomed colony and a question:

What do you folks recommend that I do with the two deeps of empty comb? There doesn't seem to be much point in leaving them out in the weather. Should I just put them in the barn for storage? Do the frames need any special treatment to over winter?

I am already scheming on how to do better next season. Thanks all. KJ