S SteveJ House Bee Joined May 8, 2010 Messages 290 Reaction score 0 Location Cleveland Hive Type 14x12 Number of Hives 30 Jun 16, 2010 #1 Just bought some new wire QE's. What do I treat the pine frame with or do I leave them untreated? SteveJ
Just bought some new wire QE's. What do I treat the pine frame with or do I leave them untreated? SteveJ
B Black Comb Queen Bee Joined Aug 10, 2009 Messages 2,737 Reaction score 1 Location Cumbria Hive Type Other Number of Hives 10+ Jun 16, 2010 #2 Smear the wooden surround in vaseline before you put it on. Helps keep the propolis off.