Another reason (if one was needed) to stop the 'spring cleaning' obsession

[Finman]

. In respect of plain new wood I always let it sit outside but under cover for a few weeks before use.

Aroma of new wood does not harm bees. Frames too are new wood and lots of surface.

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

Me too. New wood, fumes of paint and of course the heady aroma of formaldehyde

What are you building your hives out of? recycled coffins?

 

[Murox]

What are you building your hives out of? recycled coffins?

? Context?

 

[MuswellMetro]

Vintage books...cut paste and drop into the one you read... probably.

I was always lead to believe bees liked to set up camp in a smokey place...
chimney pot etc

yep, my granfather in the 50's used to burn newspaper in any new box before using it

 

[MuswellMetro]

i always find it strange that people change one-third of their brood comb then find a queen cell and do a pagden swarm control

The pagden changes all but one frame of comb, i always recover or fumigate the comb of the new queen box, but just keep the pagden old queen box with it new comb/fumigated comb

the longest my queens last without swarming is two year, so I rely on the pagden to gvei them new comb

 

[Eyeman]

i always find it strange that people change one-third of their brood comb then find a queen cell and do a pagden swarm control

The pagden changes all but one frame of comb, i always recover or fumigate the comb of the new queen box, but just keep the pagden old queen box with it new comb/fumigated comb

the longest my queens last without swarming is two year, so I rely on the pagden to gvei them new comb

One advantage some say to keeping swarmy bees?

 

[Gilberdyke John]

? Context?

Embalming fluid?