Recently there was a post by someone using linseed oil on their hives.  I
got the impression that it was used on the inside of the hive as well as
the outside.  I would like to find out for sure as I plane to use it on
some Top Bar Hives I'm building.
 
When I took wood working in high school, many years ago,  we used lenseed
oil as a furniture finish.  We applied it boiling hot using a small mop
that we made from strips of fabric.  I still have  a Mahogany gun rack that
I finished this way and it still looks as good as it did when I finished
it.  Has anyone tried this method on hives?
 
Frank Humphrey
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