cedar?

[markalbob]

Any reason not to use rough cedar in a tbh?

I have some laying around.....

[ScadsOBees]

I have some cedar that I used on my langs, and there isn't a problem. They will coat the inside with propolis and wax.

On the flip side it won't do much to repel moths either....

-rick

[Michael Bush]

Cedar works fine. So does pine and it's cheaper. smile.gif

[markalbob]

lol--I know about the cheaper, but I have a nice rough plank sitting at home, seems like if I did a top-entrance tbh with a propped cover, the rough area wouldn't hurt any in giving them a "grippy" surface, and since it's scrap at home, it's not any cheaper right now.

I certainly wouldn't pay full price, but you can often go to lumberyards and ask for "distressed" lumber, pick from their 1X12s and such for the ones where a corner got ripped up by a planer, there were too many knots, etc. and pick up cheap.

[Michael Bush]

The bees won't care if it's rough. If you decide to scrape it inside, it will be harder, but if you don't it won't matter.