Hi, can someone please recommend a suitable product to varnish my new Flow Hive 2+ in Australia? Can I paint the roof orange, ie will this colour not be off putting to bees?
Thanks
Welcome to the forum.
I suggest you search using the magnifier icon top right of this page “varnish hive”. It’s a regular question.
You can certainly paint your roof orange. The bees don’t care. Consider summer sun, though. Darker colours absorb heat, raising hive temperature. As long as there’s afternoon shade, they’ll be fine.
Mike
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Like Mike said there is lots of info on varnishing a hive BUT maybe reconsider the orange roof. There is a good reason why most hives have a white roof if they are painted.
Cheers
Rob.