I am new to beekeeping, i have seen very little information on what types of wood is best for building a hive. I have seen that most hives are constructed from pine, being a relatively inexpensive wood to buy and in the southern USA some are using cypress for its ability to hold up to humidity. I am a hobby woodworker and I have a bunch of trees on my property that i am going to have milled for my use as lumber, I have never seen anyone use cedar as a wood for the hive body, it has great properties for resistance to weather, humidity, insects, etc... I have seen cedar being used as a roofing material, but never as a hive body, I also have birch trees that i am going to have milled.