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Beekeeping => Do-It-Yourself Plans and Prints => Topic started by: Yankee11 on January 05, 2015, 01:20:13 pm

Title: What about cypress?
Post by: Yankee11 on January 05, 2015, 01:20:13 pm

Anyone made any hives out of Cypress lumber.

If so, how does it do, and what do I have to do for maintenance? 

Title: Re: What about cypress?
Post by: iddee on January 05, 2015, 01:27:11 pm

Cypress works well. Old growth lasts many years. New growth rots about as fast as pine, or maybe a bit faster.

Title: Re: What about cypress?
Post by: Yankee11 on January 05, 2015, 01:56:39 pm

Thanks Iddee, I guess I'll stick with my yellow pine then.

This yellow pine makes some heavy boxes. Painted, should last a long long time.

Title: Re: What about cypress?
Post by: kelkes on January 13, 2015, 11:45:20 pm

i build cypress bee hives and sell them. i recommend either coating them with linseed oil or better yet coat them with spar varnish put several coats on and let air out for a week or two before using them it make a great looking natural box that should last you for years .