Greetings,
I am new Beekeeper and I reside in Athens, Greece. I attend courses in beekeeping here in Athens, which collaborates with universities professors, professionals, etc. One professional beekeeper told us a strange technique.
He told us, instead of painting the beehive we could "throw" it in a cauldron of melted wax and when bubbles arise in the surface of the liquid the procedure is finished. Moreover, he told us this technique is better than painting our beehives, because the wax is more natural to the bees. Thus, the bees could keep it clean more easily, etc.
I want to ask if anyone here has heard this procedure to “paint” the beehive.
Thank you in advance
I am new Beekeeper and I reside in Athens, Greece. I attend courses in beekeeping here in Athens, which collaborates with universities professors, professionals, etc. One professional beekeeper told us a strange technique.
He told us, instead of painting the beehive we could "throw" it in a cauldron of melted wax and when bubbles arise in the surface of the liquid the procedure is finished. Moreover, he told us this technique is better than painting our beehives, because the wax is more natural to the bees. Thus, the bees could keep it clean more easily, etc.
I want to ask if anyone here has heard this procedure to “paint” the beehive.
Thank you in advance