Courty
House Bee
- Joined
- Jul 28, 2018
- Messages
- 127
- Reaction score
- 16
- Location
- Sheffield
- Hive Type
- National
- Number of Hives
- 13
Hi,
I recently acquired a couple of old wooden national hives with the intention of cleaning them up and revamping them. There are noticeable gaps between the boxes and the floor, and the supers, mainly through wear and tear and age.
I have only had new poly hives before, which have no gaps.
Do I need to worry about the gaps? I presume the bees will propolis them.
For those of you who have used old wooden hives, how do you deal with the wear to corners and edges of the boxes?
Thanks
Courty
I recently acquired a couple of old wooden national hives with the intention of cleaning them up and revamping them. There are noticeable gaps between the boxes and the floor, and the supers, mainly through wear and tear and age.
I have only had new poly hives before, which have no gaps.
Do I need to worry about the gaps? I presume the bees will propolis them.
For those of you who have used old wooden hives, how do you deal with the wear to corners and edges of the boxes?
Thanks
Courty