From: "Dave Cushman" <dave.cushman@lineone.net>
Reply-To: "Dave Cushman" <dave.cushman@lineone.net>
Date: Sat, 12 May 2001 12:22:57 +0100
To: <BiologicalBeekeeping@yahoogroups.com>
Subject: Re: hive building

Hi Clay

Raw or boiled are on the shelves side by side here.

Mineral spirits (I think this is what we call White Spirit) I did use this
when I first changed to linseed oil (I used Teak Oil for about 10 years) to
increase the penetration to what I was used to (Teak Oil is thinner, at
least in UK). But I soon stopped this because too much dripped off before
soaking in... Now I use the Linseed "straight".
http://website.lineone.net/~dave.cushman/hivep.html

Gives links to Linseed Oil & Petroleum Jelly

I use Petroleum Jelly to stop hive joints being propolised...

I have never used beeswax polish myself but I know a guy about 20 miles away
that has been using his beeswax this way for a dozen years. This seems like
hard work to me and I would sooner use the wax for other purposes.

Regards From:- Dave Cushman, G8MZY
Beekeeping and Bee Breeding, http://website.lineone.net/~dave.cushman