Where is a good place to put your hive

Flow Hive
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Yes you can, make sure you put the inner cover on top of the brood box first though.

You don’t have to treat western red cedar with anything at all. A lot of hives in the UK are made from it, and it weathers naturally to a nice silver gray colour. It will not rot, and most insects will not eat it. If you do treat it, only treat the outside of the hive - the bees will treat the inside themselves. Also, if you seal it, make sure you use something non-toxic or food safe - the sealant may come into contact with food (honey).

The location looks wonderful. Nice hive stand! I don’t think it is too close to the fence from the bees’ perspective - not sure about what the cows think, though! :smile:

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Hey,

Thanks a lot for your info! The hive stand was actually a small chest / cabinet thing. I just took the top off and finished was the hive stand! :slight_smile: behind the fence are just sheep but i don’t think they will mind! :smile:

Thanks again and I will keep you postet on the progress!

Happy Easter

Florian

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@Dawn_SD

Hello

Just wanted to show you how it looks like now! It really turned out to be a great spot for the hive! :bee::sunflower::sunny::bee:

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Really beautiful, thank you for sharing! :blush: