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Re: Q: Using rough cut lumber in hive body construction?
From:
"Victor M. Kroenke" <[log in to unmask]>
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Discussion of Bee Biology <[log in to unmask]>
Date:
Sat, 28 Dec 1996 18:05:23 -0600
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Harry Sweet wrote:
>
 
> Why on earth would anyone paint the inside of a hive? The bees provide
> an excellent sealer.
> Harry Sweet
> N. California
 
I have never seen a hive that the bees have provided an excellent sealer
to the
inside of the boxes.  I agree that boxes last a lot longer with less
warpage if
they are painted or sealed on the inside as well as the outside.
 
Vic Kroenke
Kansas,USA

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