Hive box painting
It took me several boxes to figure
out this 5
gallon bucket method.
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About us: Anna Hess and Mark Hamilton spent over a decade living self-sufficiently in the mountains of Virginia before moving north to start over from scratch in the foothills of Ohio. They've experimented with permaculture, no-till gardening, trailersteading, home-based microbusinesses and much more, writing about their adventures in both blogs and books.
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Some folks don't even paint their boxes, and I was tempted to give that a shot. They say that the unpainted wood lasts longer than painted because it can breathe better. Still, we had that can of paint in the barn leftover from the previous boxes, so paint we did.
One of these days I'll probably try top bar, but we had so much free Langstroth equipment that I couldn't imagine letting it go to waste! And I really do enjoy the modular nature... Maybe this winter I'll read up on top bar and be sold on the concept.