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does everyone do this?
ralph
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I was meaning does everyone do this sort of preservative method for coating your boxes
It says in this book that the copper based preservative is toxic to bee’s so I was wondering what other people use?
Do people still use a primer then paint over it all?
Thank you for your time
Ralph
 
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I use untreated pine, and paint only the outside with a good exterior latex enamel. I have accidentally received copper napthelene (?) treated components, and I won't use them in my hives. They smell terrible, even after offgassing for a few weeks. I have been assured that the chemical won't harm the bees or get into the honey, but it the same time by garage still smelled like CN for weeks after I threw away the components...
 
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