> Subject: [BEE-L] Vs: Re: [BEE-L] Repair and painting polystyrene hives
>
>
> 'Hives of this polyester
> type must be painted for UV protection.'
>
> Well that's what most people say. But last year I come by a
> beekeeper who does not paint. And looks like it works. UV
> radiation turns the surface yellow

My hives are original white polystyrene hives now more than thirty years
old. I painted those with a thin layer of green water based house painting
when I bought those,and have never painted since, but for some reason I
forgot two supers, and I never got to paint those. So they are still in use
unpainted. I just took a look at those unpainted  boxes, and I must admit
that they still can be used as part of a hive, even the surface is not that
smooth any longer. The surface now looks like if you have a rough broken
polystyrene plate. I think that those boxes will follow me unpainted throuh
the rest of my beekeeping life but I do not think I can sell those.

Best regards
Jorn Johanesson

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