treated woodenware from mann lake

[balhanapi]

Hi guys,

http://www.mannlakeltd.com/news/publications.htm

Go to the treated woodenware link on this page. it says treated assembled hive bodies for $8.50. ??? why is the treated assembled hive body cheap? what am I missing here?
Thanks

[flathead]

The covers are more than the bodies!

[balhanapi]

Nobody to comment upon deeps for $8.50 from mann lake?? that too assembled and treated?? strange... [img]smile.gif[/img]

[size="1"][ February 15, 2007, 10:43 PM: Message edited by: balhanapi ][/size]

[LET]

I wish I had seen this the other day. I stopped by their shop in Woodland, CA and picked up a whole bunch of stuff. I would've bought several hive bodies too. Oh well, now I have a reason to go back again. (grin)

[balhanapi]

See I told ya! I was surprised when nobody took notice of my post! I am interested in these deeps too, but I guess the shipping will be quite a bit(they being assembled).

Alas my question remains unanswered.. Why are they cheap?

[thesurveyor]

Did I remember reading a post that bees did not care for treated material, because the smell. If not, has anyone used treated material and if so, how good was the results?

[LET]

I just spoke to Mann Lake (Monday - 2/26) and they said that offer was from last December. They're not offering them now. Oh well. The preservative is a food grade product, that according the Mann Lake doesn't bother the bees. Sounded like they will sell them again, but I don't know what the price will be. This sounds like it was an off-season sale.

[balhanapi]

Thanks LET [img]smile.gif[/img]