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BEEKEEPING LEARNING CENTER => EQUIPMENT USAGE, EXPERIMENTATION, HIVE PLANS, CONSTRUCTION TIPS AND TOOLS => Topic started by: Doby45 on May 08, 2009, 03:10:10 pm

Title: West Georgia/Atlanta Hive Dipping
Post by: Doby45 on May 08, 2009, 03:10:10 pm
Just wanting to see who might be interested...

http://forum.beemaster.com/index.php/topic,22030.0.html
Title: Re: West Georgia/Atlanta Hive Dipping
Post by: SgtMaj on May 08, 2009, 03:18:11 pm
Dipping in what?  Is this the wax dip or a paint dip?
Title: Re: West Georgia/Atlanta Hive Dipping
Post by: nella on May 08, 2009, 03:42:47 pm
The hives that are dipped look nice. How often do you have to dip a hive for good protection?
Title: Re: West Georgia/Atlanta Hive Dipping
Post by: Doby45 on May 08, 2009, 03:50:12 pm
My apologies, it would be paraffin/rosin dipping.  My understanding is that once it is dipped it is dipped because the paraffin and rosin actually soak into the wood.  Michael Bush has a cool write up on it.  I just know that as an individual it is not a very feasible way to protect your hives due to expense, but with what I have read and the people I have spoke with it is the best way to protect your wooden ware investment and the bees like it..

http://www.bushfarms.com/beesdipping.htm