Here's my meager backyard beeyard...only 2 colonies; but 11 fruit trees that blossom nearly the entire year.
Winter is here, even on the W. Coast! Temps get to nearly 60 every day, so the bees do get flights in!! I've seen pollen coming in lately, my loquat is blooming and drawing the local feral bees in the late afternoon.
Oil-based Spar Urethane; ~ 5-6 coats. Really gave a nice warm glow to the wood, . Before finishing, I painted each corner endgrain with TiteBoneIII. I wanted to go for as 'natural' look as I could get. Hotdipping is out of the question here!
Stands are 2 x 6 redwood, same finish. I threw a few coats on each stand; pretty much what was left in each of my cans...lol. We got lots of redwood here in California...
Sort of an inside joke but the only Jewish Easter Egg hives I know of..... Rare in these parts to have seen this twice- Dec. 2009 and then again in Feb 2010
I know this is an old post but, how does painting keep the africanized bees out. Any particular color?
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