One other tip I forgot to mention is that I would put the roller back in the plastic cover it came with (or a ziplock) so that it would not dry between coats and I could use the same roller (without cleaning) again for the second coats...no clean up. I just threw away my rollers when I was finished (cleaned and save the brush though). I used one roller for the oil based primer and a new/separate one for the Acrylic Latex Enamel.
I saw a tip where this painter of some years experience said he uses a clean pringles cylinder to temporarily store a wet paint roller. I've never tried it, but it looked like a good tip.
Pro painting tip: Airless sprayer. Buy one. You can paint the house and barn afterwards and it will take less time then that took. Keep up the good work!
I absolutely love your channel! I just painted around 30 hive boxes using the identical method and paint system so I can lend testimony that it works very well. I have standardized on one size box for supers and brood but mine are 8FD versus your 10FM. I followed the Bob Binnie method as well (without the copper treatment) but used the Zinser Oil Primer and Behr Acrylic Latex Enamel paint-High Gloss (High Gloss is very important). Bob stacked his but I used the 2x4 (like your 2x2 fir strips) "down the middle" method like you with buckets and saw horses. Rollers work very well as it gets a good thick layer (Bob mentions that in his video), goes on relatively fast and does not have overspray issues compared to spraying (saves paint and does not get in the hive box). I too used a wide roller for the boxes, brush for the handles and small rollers for lids, top feeders and bottom boards like you did and it worked well. The only difference is that I would paint all the handles of a given box first with the brush and then immediately roll all the sides and edges since the two passes don't interfere with each other with the wet paint (e.g. roller does not mess up the handle area just painted and any overpaint on the side from the brush is immediately smoothed out by the roller. So your method and mine have the same number of box rotations (twice around for a coat of paint) to do both the handles and sides but I only touched the box once (finished the entire box before moving to the next). I am very pleased with the looks and toughness/durability of the paint system. One technique I tried to employ was to slide my box along the 2x4 when rotating to the next side. This uses the 2x4 to wipe the inner edge of the side from any paint that a roller may have left and they tend to do with a thin surface against a wide roller. FYI...I did not pay a "dumb tax" as I started of and consistently used a 3M respirator with the correct cartridge/filter so no headaches here. Thanks again and please keep the excellent videos coming.
I agree we all need to encourage each other on saving the bees. I stared last year and so far I love it. Hoping to catch my first swarm this year. Great job painting! Thank you for posting and encouraging us all
I know the video is about painting, but I love old barns and old tractors. My dad was a tractor collector. I kept looking at the Farmall sitting there. Probably have to watch again and pay attention to what you’re saying.... lol. A+ on the cartwheels 👏👏👏 last week I told my husband I’d do one when I felt the calf kick inside one of my heifers. I also followed that up with the fact I knew I’d just end up in cow 💩. I’m going to be 50 so I have a few years on ya, but I’m still impressed 😁👏. Lorie
Thanks Lorie! I thought about adding a part to the apprenticeship program saying that Lorie from Sunset Heritage Farm was pre-approved, no application needed!
@@DuckRiverHoney Lol... I thought about submitting an application, but I’m under a lifetime contract without early release here on our farm. Darn the back luck or I would LOVE the opportunity to paint more boxes. 🤣 BTW, your son was so adorable in his little Carhartt coveralls. 🥰
@@DuckRiverHoney I just thought of something, you better be careful doing too good of a job painting boxes. Next thing you know, you’ll be painting your neighbors barn for using the space 😱
You can pick up a high volume/low pressure sprayer at the big box store for around $60. Lot faster than this and pretty much disposable, if you don't care to mess with cleaning it. One step up will cost around $90. Faster still and probably still cheap enough to be disposable.
I think you like painting boxes as much as i do. Lol. Your system is very close to mine. I did learn that the 9" paint roller i can saw in half with a hack saw and save money because it is cheaper than the small rollers. Also you could cut the paint roller to the specific width you need. I have built a wax dipping tank and purchased wax and am about to try that. Thanks for the great video!!
I can't believe the Russian judge only gave you a 6 out of 10 on the cartwheels. Seriously … great work! I feel a little of your pain … I have 36 mediums with frames and assorted stuff almost to the finish line. Swarm traps inspired by you go up by end of March … thanks!
My least favorite chore that I need to do also. Like your ideas. I only has 40 deeps and bottom boards to do. If you find that elusive help send them my way. Really nice to meet you at the hive life conference. I had to leave a day early for a family emergency but hope to be back next year. Thanks for your videos. Take care.
Stupid tax!!!! I love mate. Look after yourself. ‘Catch of the day’ colour choice. That’s a dad joke if I ever heard of one. I like these ‘covert’ swam traps. Speaking about humidity, we just had a category 1cyclone come through took out our 30ft pine tree. The girls had no idea what was going on. They went out after the storm but I can’t imagine if there is any pollen for them or flowers for that matter. We’re comin into autumn for us here. Wanted to apply for the very generous offer of an apprentice bee keeper hive painter, but sadly no flights to the US from Australia. Edge, face, paint , repeat..... Looking for to the next vid mate.
@@DuckRiverHoney probably. Reef, rainforest, lakes at altitude, camping spots beside crystal clear water. And likewise mate. We don’t have the size of land you do at your farm, but what we have your welcome for a visit.
I think your system is pretty efficient, paint, time and money wise.. it will be very tough to beat. Spraying hot wax on the interiors would be nice, but they will get waxed by the bees, so perhaps just a paint swipe on one board to get that bee way smell into the capture box..
You're a very hard worker. Lol @ the job offer, I'll pass though. I love wood working and beekeeping, but I hate painting. I'm curious about your swarm boxes. How are they different? Or what makes them a swarm box? Sure would like to have an old Farmall like the one in your friend's barn. I love those old tractors.
Hi Stan, thanks! I don’t think I’m a hard worker...my Great Grandfather plowed with mules from sunup to sundown. My Great Grandmother used to take his lunch to him in the field. I grew up on those stories. If you haven’t seen my first swarm trapping video, it covers the traps I’m using in detail. th-cam.com/video/7tK47OiXhHg/w-d-xo.html
Dave, I appreciate it! I'm sort of stunned by how fast it's grown. I can't imagine people wanting to watch me...I'm just a farm kid from the boondocks.
I'm also looking in to a wax dipping setup. Other than rust are there any other issues you know of using sheet metal for tank material instead of stainless?
So I see you paint the top and bottom edges of the boxes which I have also seen other suggest to help protect those areas from rotting. Do you have problems with the painted edges getting stuck together more than just the bees sticking the boxes together?
Apprenticeship?? Anyone who can paint all those supers AND do a cartwheel without breaking a bone DOES NOT HAVE Tendonitis!! Hahah. I was rolling at the end when all the clapping started, lol. On a serious note, I have some new deeps, supers and a few other bee items I'm going to seal with Eco Wood Treatment (not the EW stain) using my own olive green tint. As far as recent painting around the ponderosa here in Cow-Hampshire, along with a small out structure for my generator I also painted some new BeeMax Outer Covers with a new Wagner Control Pro 130. Believe me, if I can spray a job as opposed to using a brush or roller now, I will. The finished product is amazing and time-savings alone makes spraying worth it. Just use old boots because mine a green now, lol.
We only have 45 to do. Suddenly I'm trying to find an excuses vacation to go to Norway. Lot of work but fantastic job. In case I missed it, how many hours did you put in?
LOL, thanks. Not sure how many hours. It drug on because we had a few days of rain and very high humidity and I didn’t want to paint in that. The prime coat on everything was by far the worst. Once that was on the top coats went on much quicker.
A stainless steel tank plus the wax to get started is expensive. Once you have those it’s not bad per box, but you need to have a high quantity of boxes to do before it makes sense to jump in.
@@DuckRiverHoney i got a old big stove from a gastronomy. I started dipping this year. I don't use paraffin because its an organic operation. I dip with linseed oil and a few percent of beeswax. Works quite well so far. The costs are low and i hope the lifetime of the equipment is longer.
Lol, great video. Funny, good angles, smart editing. And a handsome child ❤ Good equipment to invest in? Yourself. See a physical therapist. You are young enough to avoid a lot of repetitive motion injury now, save yourself a lot of pain in the future. Little things like stretches and switching roller to non-dominant hand from time to time will pay off. They spend eight years learning about body mechanics. What you can learn in three or four sessions is amazing.
@@DuckRiverHoney i'm not scaled enough to order in bulk, and i still paint my equipment with a brush ;) but i do get my equipment from Zook. He makes good stuff!
A bee super painting apprenticeship 😂😂 4 paints with a sprayer won’t be anywhere near as protected as 1 paint run with a roller. Yeah it’s quick but do you want quantity over quality. I know I don’t want to repaint every year. I was thinking woohoo he’s finished, but then I seen the naked 4x4’s behind you 😂😂🍺🍺
I try to do things right the first time, then not have to do it again soon. But boy do I hate painting!!!!! The 4x4s shouldn’t take long, but you’re right, the chores never end.
Man I'd rather take a beating than do all that painting. Part of it though. That being said, get some quotes on pallet sized quantities of assembled and painted equipment then factor in your time and see where you stand on it. What part of Tennessee are you in? I'm about 45 minutes west of Chattanooga and these bees are exploding right now.
@@DuckRiverHoney nice. Does your brother have bees too? I'm on SP Mtn just below Franklin Forest. I'm shooting for a major expansion this summer and I'm trying to get all my equipment in order right now. Basically all the stuff I said I've have done by January lol.
My brother doesn’t have bees...yet. But I’ve got him interested. I feel you on equipment, between needing 47 degrees for titebond to set and 40 degrees + with low humidity for paint, all that work had to wait through winter. Wouldn’t it be nice to get it all done in November and not worry the next spring?
LOL, sounds good. My son doesn’t know it yet, but he’s already in the “forced apprentice” program.....just need to feed him up some so he grows faster.
No, the inside of supers & inner covers are not recommended to be painted. The bees like the wood. I would recommend painting all sides of the bottom board. Easier to clean. No need to paint the inside of tops that bee's have access to.
@@hcaveman6954 I’m planning on dipping my hive parts in copper naphthalene. The other option is to build them and roller the copper naphthalene on just the outside. Watching and listening to a number of folks about this perspective
@@drjmarkrodgers1428 I did see that one of the major bee equipment dealers was offering the copper nap... treated woodwares for sale. I understand why to use the copper nap, allows the woodwares to last longer, might keep wax moth at bay, termites, & etc. My question is if it affects these other insects what effects will it have on the bees &/or the honey? Maybe a university has done a study stating that it is ok to use with direct contact of bees. ?? I personally could not recommend the dipping, but outside coating should be acceptable. If someone has more exact information please pass it on to us or Duck river honey. I am not a bug expert, just someone trying to get my bees to make me some honey! 👍👍🙂🐝🦟🐞🦋🦗
Most boring video ever! It felt like I was watching paint dry! My attempt at humor. Did you use rollers instead of a paint gun for coverage effectiveness or cost savings?
One other tip I forgot to mention is that I would put the roller back in the plastic cover it came with (or a ziplock) so that it would not dry between coats and I could use the same roller (without cleaning) again for the second coats...no clean up. I just threw away my rollers when I was finished (cleaned and save the brush though). I used one roller for the oil based primer and a new/separate one for the Acrylic Latex Enamel.
I’ve done that with grocery sacks as well. It’s amazing how long they’ll stay usable.
I saw a tip where this painter of some years experience said he uses a clean pringles cylinder to temporarily store a wet paint roller. I've never tried it, but it looked like a good tip.
Pro painting tip: Airless sprayer. Buy one. You can paint the house and barn afterwards and it will take less time then that took. Keep up the good work!
Thanks Marty, any recommendations on a brand or model?
I have a Graco 395 ST and a Graco 395 Pro. Both are entry level + and will work for many years.
Thanks Marty!
Yup!! I just used one for the first time the other day. No more brushes and rollers if I can help it.
I absolutely love your channel! I just painted around 30 hive boxes using the identical method and paint system so I can lend testimony that it works very well. I have standardized on one size box for supers and brood but mine are 8FD versus your 10FM. I followed the Bob Binnie method as well (without the copper treatment) but used the Zinser Oil Primer and Behr Acrylic Latex Enamel paint-High Gloss (High Gloss is very important). Bob stacked his but I used the 2x4 (like your 2x2 fir strips) "down the middle" method like you with buckets and saw horses. Rollers work very well as it gets a good thick layer (Bob mentions that in his video), goes on relatively fast and does not have overspray issues compared to spraying (saves paint and does not get in the hive box). I too used a wide roller for the boxes, brush for the handles and small rollers for lids, top feeders and bottom boards like you did and it worked well. The only difference is that I would paint all the handles of a given box first with the brush and then immediately roll all the sides and edges since the two passes don't interfere with each other with the wet paint (e.g. roller does not mess up the handle area just painted and any overpaint on the side from the brush is immediately smoothed out by the roller. So your method and mine have the same number of box rotations (twice around for a coat of paint) to do both the handles and sides but I only touched the box once (finished the entire box before moving to the next). I am very pleased with the looks and toughness/durability of the paint system. One technique I tried to employ was to slide my box along the 2x4 when rotating to the next side. This uses the 2x4 to wipe the inner edge of the side from any paint that a roller may have left and they tend to do with a thin surface against a wide roller. FYI...I did not pay a "dumb tax" as I started of and consistently used a 3M respirator with the correct cartridge/filter so no headaches here. Thanks again and please keep the excellent videos coming.
Thanks for taking the time to write! I love getting comments like this, made my day!
I'm exhausted just watching! I painted 5 new supers and one bottom/top this year and that was more than enough for me.
I don’t mind work, I like to work. But painting isn’t work...it’s punishment.
I agree we all need to encourage each other on saving the bees. I stared last year and so far I love it. Hoping to catch my first swarm this year. Great job painting! Thank you for posting and encouraging us all
Thanks, and good luck!
What an operation - impressive! Hope you have a successful season.
Thanks!
Looking good!!!!!
Thanks!
I know the video is about painting, but I love old barns and old tractors. My dad was a tractor collector. I kept looking at the Farmall sitting there. Probably have to watch again and pay attention to what you’re saying.... lol. A+ on the cartwheels 👏👏👏 last week I told my husband I’d do one when I felt the calf kick inside one of my heifers. I also followed that up with the fact I knew I’d just end up in cow 💩. I’m going to be 50 so I have a few years on ya, but I’m still impressed 😁👏. Lorie
Thanks Lorie! I thought about adding a part to the apprenticeship program saying that Lorie from Sunset Heritage Farm was pre-approved, no application needed!
@@DuckRiverHoney Lol... I thought about submitting an application, but I’m under a lifetime contract without early release here on our farm. Darn the back luck or I would LOVE the opportunity to paint more boxes. 🤣
BTW, your son was so adorable in his little Carhartt coveralls. 🥰
Reminds me of Tom Sawyer convincing the other boys to do his fence painting. Painting one of my LEAST favorite things.
@@DuckRiverHoney 🎨 🥵🤣
@@DuckRiverHoney I just thought of something, you better be careful doing too good of a job painting boxes. Next thing you know, you’ll be painting your neighbors barn for using the space 😱
You can pick up a high volume/low pressure sprayer at the big box store for around $60. Lot faster than this and pretty much disposable, if you don't care to mess with cleaning it. One step up will cost around $90. Faster still and probably still cheap enough to be disposable.
Good work! Hope you catch a tone of swarms this season.
Thanks, I appreciate it!
I think you like painting boxes as much as i do. Lol. Your system is very close to mine. I did learn that the 9" paint roller i can saw in half with a hack saw and save money because it is cheaper than the small rollers. Also you could cut the paint roller to the specific width you need. I have built a wax dipping tank and purchased wax and am about to try that. Thanks for the great video!!
Thanks Carter!
I can't believe the Russian judge only gave you a 6 out of 10 on the cartwheels. Seriously … great work! I feel a little of your pain … I have 36 mediums with frames and assorted stuff almost to the finish line. Swarm traps inspired by you go up by end of March … thanks!
Thanks Eric!!!
My least favorite chore that I need to do also. Like your ideas. I only has 40 deeps and bottom boards to do. If you find that elusive help send them my way. Really nice to meet you at the hive life conference. I had to leave a day early for a family emergency but hope to be back next year. Thanks for your videos. Take care.
Thanks Gary, I’m getting an airless sprayer this year.
Lot's of supers wow how many Hives did you hold right now ??
I’ve got 9 but hoping to grow to 25 or 30 this year. I’d like to stay around that number.
Stupid tax!!!! I love mate.
Look after yourself. ‘Catch of the day’ colour choice. That’s a dad joke if I ever heard of one.
I like these ‘covert’ swam traps. Speaking about humidity, we just had a category 1cyclone come through took out our 30ft pine tree. The girls had no idea what was going on. They went out after the storm but I can’t imagine if there is any pollen for them or flowers for that matter. We’re comin into autumn for us here.
Wanted to apply for the very generous offer of an apprentice bee keeper hive painter, but sadly no flights to the US from Australia.
Edge, face, paint , repeat.....
Looking for to the next vid mate.
Thanks Wayne! You've got an open invite if you want to visit. There's probably more for us to see over there than there is for you to see here though.
@@DuckRiverHoney probably. Reef, rainforest, lakes at altitude, camping spots beside crystal clear water.
And likewise mate. We don’t have the size of land you do at your farm, but what we have your welcome for a visit.
@@wayne8873 I'd love to take you up on that. Maybe someday. If we do a big trip like that I'd like the kids to be big enough to remember it.
@@DuckRiverHoney absolutely
I think your system is pretty efficient, paint, time and money wise.. it will be very tough to beat. Spraying hot wax on the interiors would be nice, but they will get waxed by the bees, so perhaps just a paint swipe on one board to get that bee way smell into the capture box..
Thanks, I believe it’s pretty efficient too....I still hate painting though!
Comes with beekeeping. What are we thinking.hun. great videos keep them coming
Thanks!
Sharing with all my club members especially the new beekeepers.
Awesome Nancy, I really appreciate that!
You're a very hard worker.
Lol @ the job offer, I'll pass though. I love wood working and beekeeping, but I hate painting.
I'm curious about your swarm boxes. How are they different? Or what makes them a swarm box?
Sure would like to have an old Farmall like the one in your friend's barn. I love those old tractors.
Hi Stan, thanks! I don’t think I’m a hard worker...my Great Grandfather plowed with mules from sunup to sundown. My Great Grandmother used to take his lunch to him in the field. I grew up on those stories. If you haven’t seen my first swarm trapping video, it covers the traps I’m using in detail. th-cam.com/video/7tK47OiXhHg/w-d-xo.html
Great job and your channel is really growing I'm happy for you and the success
Dave, I appreciate it! I'm sort of stunned by how fast it's grown. I can't imagine people wanting to watch me...I'm just a farm kid from the boondocks.
@@DuckRiverHoney you are just one of us that's what makes you appealing
Well I appreciate it!
Loved it!
Thanks!
I'm also looking in to a wax dipping setup. Other than rust are there any other issues you know of using sheet metal for tank material instead of stainless?
Volume is the biggest concern for me. High up front cost vs the ease and durability of wax dipped. I really do hate painting…
So I see you paint the top and bottom edges of the boxes which I have also seen other suggest to help protect those areas from rotting. Do you have problems with the painted edges getting stuck together more than just the bees sticking the boxes together?
Yes, they do stick more than if you don't paint them. As they age it gets better though. I let them air out for a couple weeks before I stacked them.
Apprenticeship?? Anyone who can paint all those supers AND do a cartwheel without breaking a bone DOES NOT HAVE Tendonitis!! Hahah. I was rolling at the end when all the clapping started, lol. On a serious note, I have some new deeps, supers and a few other bee items I'm going to seal with Eco Wood Treatment (not the EW stain) using my own olive green tint. As far as recent painting around the ponderosa here in Cow-Hampshire, along with a small out structure for my generator I also painted some new BeeMax Outer Covers with a new Wagner Control Pro 130. Believe me, if I can spray a job as opposed to using a brush or roller now, I will. The finished product is amazing and time-savings alone makes spraying worth it. Just use old boots because mine a green now, lol.
Thanks! I sprayed this past year and am planning to go to wax dipping next.
We only have 45 to do. Suddenly I'm trying to find an excuses vacation to go to Norway. Lot of work but fantastic job. In case I missed it, how many hours did you put in?
LOL, thanks. Not sure how many hours. It drug on because we had a few days of rain and very high humidity and I didn’t want to paint in that. The prime coat on everything was by far the worst. Once that was on the top coats went on much quicker.
Great video have you thought about dipping your boxes in wax if so what are your thoughts about it thank you🐝🖐
I’d love to! It’s expensive 🙁
Those are my thoughts, lol
Hi Nathan, why is dipping expensive?
A stainless steel tank plus the wax to get started is expensive. Once you have those it’s not bad per box, but you need to have a high quantity of boxes to do before it makes sense to jump in.
@@DuckRiverHoney i got a old big stove from a gastronomy. I started dipping this year. I don't use paraffin because its an organic operation. I dip with linseed oil and a few percent of beeswax. Works quite well so far. The costs are low and i hope the lifetime of the equipment is longer.
Electric or air paint sprayer stack them up paint them then do the edges. But great job on them the way you did it. 👍🐝🐝🐝🐝
Thanks, I appreciate it!
Is that a Farmall H in the barn ?
Not sure...he's got several old trucks and tractors around. Doesn't like to get rid of anything, may need it someday I guess. :)
Lol, great video. Funny, good angles, smart editing. And a handsome child ❤
Good equipment to invest in? Yourself. See a physical therapist. You are young enough to avoid a lot of repetitive motion injury now, save yourself a lot of pain in the future. Little things like stretches and switching roller to non-dominant hand from time to time will pay off. They spend eight years learning about body mechanics. What you can learn in three or four sessions is amazing.
Thanks!
Man, looks like it's time to invest in a sprayer! Where do you get your equipment?
I got a bunch of it from Mann Lake. I'll probably get some from Albert Zook in Etheridge, TN this year. The rollers work great, but it is work.
@@DuckRiverHoney i'm not scaled enough to order in bulk, and i still paint my equipment with a brush ;) but i do get my equipment from Zook. He makes good stuff!
I've heard that from a bunch of folks. Thanks!
A bee super painting apprenticeship 😂😂 4 paints with a sprayer won’t be anywhere near as protected as 1 paint run with a roller. Yeah it’s quick but do you want quantity over quality. I know I don’t want to repaint every year. I was thinking woohoo he’s finished, but then I seen the naked 4x4’s behind you 😂😂🍺🍺
I try to do things right the first time, then not have to do it again soon. But boy do I hate painting!!!!! The 4x4s shouldn’t take long, but you’re right, the chores never end.
@@DuckRiverHoney I would rather cop 5 stings than have to paint. But yeah it is a job that needs doing and doing right
Bob Binnie stacks and sprays
Yeah I know, and he does roll the end grain on the joints as well. I believe rolling is better coverage, but lots more work.
Man I'd rather take a beating than do all that painting. Part of it though. That being said, get some quotes on pallet sized quantities of assembled and painted equipment then factor in your time and see where you stand on it. What part of Tennessee are you in? I'm about 45 minutes west of Chattanooga and these bees are exploding right now.
I’m in western Middle TN. Used to live in Chattanooga though, and my brother is in Jasper.
@@DuckRiverHoney nice. Does your brother have bees too? I'm on SP Mtn just below Franklin Forest. I'm shooting for a major expansion this summer and I'm trying to get all my equipment in order right now. Basically all the stuff I said I've have done by January lol.
My brother doesn’t have bees...yet. But I’ve got him interested. I feel you on equipment, between needing 47 degrees for titebond to set and 40 degrees + with low humidity for paint, all that work had to wait through winter. Wouldn’t it be nice to get it all done in November and not worry the next spring?
@@DuckRiverHoney for sure. I just found your Facebook and I'm sending you a message.
Lol. I need a apprentice program too. Maybe you can add a ohio chapter and we can collaborate our teachings. Lol
LOL, sounds good. My son doesn’t know it yet, but he’s already in the “forced apprentice” program.....just need to feed him up some so he grows faster.
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¡Muchos gracias!
Bro! Go rent an airless sprayer from Lowe’s or HD! 1/4 the time- better coverage - cheaper paint.
I didn’t know they rented them, thanks! I’ll look into it.
Can I stop by and buy a few of those?
I'll probably need all I've got this year, and I may need more than I've got.
Airless paint sprayer , cheapie at lowes, stack and spray can always go back and roll edges ..
I may go that route....I hate painting
You don’t paint the inside?
No need to. Bees will propolize it anyway.
No, the inside of supers & inner covers are not recommended to be painted. The bees like the wood. I would recommend painting all sides of the bottom board. Easier to clean.
No need to paint the inside of tops that bee's have access to.
@@hcaveman6954 I’m planning on dipping my hive parts in copper naphthalene. The other option is to build them and roller the copper naphthalene on just the outside. Watching and listening to a number of folks about this perspective
@@drjmarkrodgers1428 I did see that one of the major bee equipment dealers was offering the copper nap... treated woodwares for sale. I understand why to use the copper nap, allows the woodwares to last longer, might keep wax moth at bay, termites, & etc. My question is if it affects these other insects what effects will it have on the bees &/or the honey? Maybe a university has done a study stating that it is ok to use with direct contact of bees. ??
I personally could not recommend the dipping, but outside coating should be acceptable. If someone has more exact information please pass it on to us or Duck river honey. I am not a bug expert, just someone trying to get my bees to make me some honey! 👍👍🙂🐝🦟🐞🦋🦗
dude, buy a sprayer. way cheaper time wise
I may, I may. We’ll see.
I use a commercial paint sprayer I got on Facebook Marketplace
Sweet
Proper cleaning techniques would be helpful
Cleaning of brushes, rollers, or something else?
@@DuckRiverHoney no, more like frame spinner after harvest, etc.
Water and soap, hot water is better.
What u don't want bright pink
It’s not my favorite!
Eco wood treatment , you just dip once and they’re good for life. Never paint again
I may get into some different methods at some point, we'll see. It'd have to make sense for the scale.
Most boring video ever! It felt like I was watching paint dry! My attempt at humor. Did you use rollers instead of a paint gun for coverage effectiveness or cost savings?
Both really. I do think rollers do a better job, but if I painted hundreds a year I’d use a sprayer.