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Title: Using Wood Stain
Post by: Captain776 on April 20, 2017, 03:47:06 am

I prefer to leave my hives with natural wood finish.
I am not able to find Tung Oil or even Linseed oil here in Thailand so I was just going to use latex exterior paint I had leftover but then I see where it is ok to use wood stain.

Before I stain my hives, I just want to double check this is ok and won't have any effect on the bees.
Only on exterior surfaces.
Leave them out in the sun for a week for any fumes to dissipate before using them.

Thanks

Title: Re: Using Wood Stain
Post by: Acebird on April 20, 2017, 08:36:07 am

Check out Lauri on the other site.  She stains and flash burns them and decorates them like a Harley.

Title: Re: Using Wood Stain
Post by: Hops Brewster on April 20, 2017, 04:35:45 pm

Look up  'shou sugi ban',  a Japanese method of scorching wood to preserve it.  It works particularly well with cedar, but will work with any wood.

Title: Re: Using Wood Stain
Post by: Captain776 on May 02, 2017, 10:01:37 am

The stain has more of a smell, maybe the bees would like it maybe not.
I only stained one box as a test, a week later I can still smell it.
It us outside and in the sun.
The next boxes I just painted with leftover exterior latex.......no shell and much faster with a 4" roller.

Bruce

Title: Re: Using Wood Stain
Post by: BeeMaster2 on May 02, 2017, 01:23:39 pm

Captain,
I use exterior latex on all of my supers and boxes. I stack them up as high as I can reach and paint them all at once. A couple of days later and they are ready for use.
Jim

Title: Re: Using Wood Stain
Post by: Captain776 on May 02, 2017, 09:57:56 pm

Quote from: sawdstmakr on May 02, 2017, 01:23:39 pm

Captain,
I use exterior latex on all of my supers and boxes. I stack them up as high as I can reach and paint them all at once. A couple of days later and they are ready for use.
Jim

Agreed and that is a great idea.........why didn't I think of that, stack em, and paint them all at once.
That is just another good example of sharing no

Thanks

Title: Re: Using Wood Stain
Post by: BeeMaster2 on May 03, 2017, 01:04:01 pm

Quote from: Captain776 on May 02, 2017, 09:57:56 pm

Quote from: sawdstmakr on May 02, 2017, 01:23:39 pm

Captain,
I use exterior latex on all of my supers and boxes. I stack them up as high as I can reach and paint them all at once. A couple of days later and they are ready for use.
Jim

Agreed and that is a great idea.........why didn't I think of that, stack em, and paint them all at once.
That is just another good example of sharing no

Thanks

Any time.  :happy:

Title: Re: Using Wood Stain
Post by: brookscj on June 11, 2017, 08:23:33 pm

Quote from: sawdstmakr on May 02, 2017, 01:23:39 pm

Captain,
I use exterior latex on all of my supers and boxes. I stack them up as high as I can reach and paint them all at once. A couple of days later and they are ready for use.
Jim

Stacking and painting all at once.  Why didn't I think of that!  You have just saved me so much time.  Thank you my friend.

Title: Re: Using Wood Stain
Post by: BeeMaster2 on June 12, 2017, 12:10:03 am

Brooks,
Glad it helped.  :happy:
Jim