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I've always wondered why "white" has become so universally standard in both bee-hive color choices and bee-suite colors. I know the "dogma" about dark colors bothering bees and potentially causing them to associate the beekeeper as a predator. However, I do a lot of queen rearing and often work my bees in a short sleeve t-shirt and a veil (usually no gloves). Often I wear a dark blue and sometimes even black t-shirt. Honestly, I don't think that color is as big a deal as we make about it. Plus, why would you want to have a white suite when it would just get dirty the first time you "really" work bees?
Also, hive color? Isn't white just boring? I rarely paint my hives white anymore. Yes, I've heard that white supposedly absorbs less heat and keeps the colony cooler, so maybe black wouldn't be the first choice! But there are still lots of other color choices that can be light pastels etc.
Anyone else ever wonder about this???
Also, hive color? Isn't white just boring? I rarely paint my hives white anymore. Yes, I've heard that white supposedly absorbs less heat and keeps the colony cooler, so maybe black wouldn't be the first choice! But there are still lots of other color choices that can be light pastels etc.
Anyone else ever wonder about this???