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Uwe in USA
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Location: Arlington, Virginia, USA
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 Posted: Tue Apr 01, 2014 4:34 pm Post subject: Weather proofing my TBBH |
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Do or should I also stain the inside of the hive with some non toxic weather proof or just the outside?
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jumbleoak
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Location: UK, England, Kent
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| Just the outside. |
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R Payne
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Location: USA, Kansas, Wichita
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The bees will take care of the inside. If you want to put something on the inside, shellac works, is not toxic once dry and easy.
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rmcpb
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Joined: 17 Jul 2011
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Location: Blue Mountains, NSW, Australia
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Don't waste your time on the inside. The bees will look after it and even cover your finish with the one they like anyway.
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trekmate
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| All of the above, but a little beeswax rubbed into new wood makes it smell more "homely". |
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