- Joined
- Mar 27, 2012
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- Location
- Suffolk
- Hive Type
- National
- Number of Hives
- 8
For the first 28 years I had cedar Langstroths which I never painted. 12 years ago I sold up, moved county, and purchased untreated deal (softwood) Nationals - possibly false economy. They are weathering not too badly but sometimes coming apart at the corners - in retrospect because I did not nail correctly - and sometimes slight warping. I'm now wondering whether to apply protection, especially after reading a post a few weeks ago that pointed out that wet wood will allow more hive-heat to escape. Grateful for advice on whether it's worth the bother and if so what to use. I read that microporous paint allows water vapour (but prob not water itself) to move in both directions so maybe that could be bad in wet weather.