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Tim Townsend <[log in to unmask]>
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Fri, 18 Jul 2003 18:48:17 -0600
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Todd wrote:

>I'm no beekeeping expert, but I can't see any benefit from coating the
>inside of the hive with anything.
>I have to disagree, we dip all of our supers, lids and bottom boards. We have tried many things, but double boiled linseed oil is what we currently use. It depends on where you are, but here in Alberta, with outdoor wintering, we find it advantageous to protect the inside as well as the outside, due to moisture from the bees migrating through the wood to the outside and peeling paint. The linseed oil protects against any "moisture" damage in the broods and the honey supers. It does not interfere with the bees in any way.
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Tim Townsend

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