Reply to: RE>Pressure treated Wood I strongly suggest you don't do it. Your honey will be contaminated and your bees will be affected. -------------------------------------- Date: 2/5/95 14:26 To: Bill Fernihough From: Discussion oB Biology >I am planning to build my own hive bodies from scratch. Can a >hive body be constructed with pressure-treated wood? Would >this type of wood have an adverse effect on a colony or, if used >as a super, any honey stored within it? >Thanks for the help... >>-- >>Kevin R. Palm >>[log in to unmask] >>[log in to unmask] From the "Consumer Information & Handling Guide for OSMOSE Pressure Treated Wood". "DO NOT USE TREATED WOOD FOR CONSTRUCTION OF THOSE PORTIONS OF BEEHIVES WHICH MAY COME INTO CONTACT WITH THE HONEY." FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CALL 1-800 522 WOOD ~p