# Do I oil or paint the inside of hive?

**URL:** <https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/do-i-oil-or-paint-the-inside-of-hive/36824>\
**Category:** Beekeeping - Basics\
**Created:** [April 27, 2024, 11:22pm UTC](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/do-i-oil-or-paint-the-inside-of-hive/36824 "2024-04-27T23:22:09Z")\
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**Author:** ![WayneandSara](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/779978/32.png) [@WayneandSara](https://forum.honeyflow.com/u/WayneandSara)\
**Post date:** [April 27, 2024, 11:22pm UTC](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/do-i-oil-or-paint-the-inside-of-hive/36824/1 "2024-04-27T23:22:09Z")

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Hi FlowHive community. We bought a flowhive 2 and we have painted the roof and oiled the outside . On our second coat now but we’re wondering if we have to do the inside too? TIA

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**Author:** ![Rmcpb](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.honeyflow.com/rmcpb/32/3147_2.png) [@Rmcpb](https://forum.honeyflow.com/u/Rmcpb)\
**Post date:** [April 28, 2024, 3:35am UTC](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/do-i-oil-or-paint-the-inside-of-hive/36824/2 "2024-04-28T03:35:25Z")

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No. The bees will seal it themselves.

Cheers  
Rob.