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Posted by Karl Townsend on March 30, 2008, 6:05 am
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I need to construct three special skids that will sit outside. They will be
made of plain old pine wood I have on hand. It would be nice for them to not
rot out right away :)
My supply of penta has run out. Any replacements for a wood preservative?
Should I have the wood painted - I have a large supply of barn paint.
P.S, very reluctantly, I have become a beekeeper. I can't rent bees anymore.
I need to learn here. Any help, especially on varroa mite control, would be
appreciated.
Karl
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Posted by on March 30, 2008, 6:35 am
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wrote:
> I need to construct three special skids that will sit outside. They will be
> made of plain old pine wood I have on hand. It would be nice for them to not
> rot out right away :)
>
> My supply of penta has run out. Any replacements for a wood preservative?
> Should I have the wood painted - I have a large supply of barn paint.
>
> P.S, very reluctantly, I have become a beekeeper. I can't rent bees anymore.
> I need to learn here. Any help, especially on varroa mite control, would be
> appreciated.
>
> Karl
If you aint got anything else, then sump oil will do the job.
Andrew VK3BFA.
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Posted by Gunner Asch on March 30, 2008, 8:02 am
Please log in for more thread options On Sun, 30 Mar 2008 05:05:38 -0500, "Karl Townsend"
>I need to construct three special skids that will sit outside. They will be
>made of plain old pine wood I have on hand. It would be nice for them to not
>rot out right away :)
>
>My supply of penta has run out. Any replacements for a wood preservative?
>Should I have the wood painted - I have a large supply of barn paint.
>
>P.S, very reluctantly, I have become a beekeeper. I can't rent bees anymore.
>I need to learn here. Any help, especially on varroa mite control, would be
>appreciated.
>
>
>Karl
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>
Best be beating a path to your County Extension office
Used motor oil works well enough for wood preservative, least for a
while.
ethelyne glycol and sodium borate are the base components of most wood
preservatives. If you scrounge up something commercial...be aware
that most have bug killers in them.
Not a good idea to be housing your bees on skids treated with bug
killer......
Then of course..there is creosote.....
Gunner
"Pax Americana is a philosophy. Hardly an empire.
Making sure other people play nice and dont kill each other (and us)
off in job lots is hardly empire building, particularly when you give
them self determination under "play nice" rules.
Think of it as having your older brother knock the shit out of you
for torturing the cat." Gunner
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Posted by Tom M on March 30, 2008, 12:43 pm
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> On Sun, 30 Mar 2008 05:05:38 -0500, "Karl Townsend"
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> Then of course..there is creosote.....
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> Gunner
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Can you even get creosote?
I haven't seen anything better yet.
Tom
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Posted by Gunner Asch on March 30, 2008, 2:20 pm
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>> On Sun, 30 Mar 2008 05:05:38 -0500, "Karl Townsend"
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>> Then of course..there is creosote.....
>>
>> Gunner
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>Can you even get creosote?
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>I haven't seen anything better yet.
>
>Tom
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http://www.environmentwriter.org/resources/backissues/chemicals/creosote.htm
http://www.wood-protection.org/homeowners.asp
www.CrowleyChemical.com
Gunner
"Pax Americana is a philosophy. Hardly an empire.
Making sure other people play nice and dont kill each other (and us)
off in job lots is hardly empire building, particularly when you give
them self determination under "play nice" rules.
Think of it as having your older brother knock the shit out of you
for torturing the cat." Gunner
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> made of plain old pine wood I have on hand. It would be nice for them to not
> rot out right away :)
>
> My supply of penta has run out. Any replacements for a wood preservative?
> Should I have the wood painted - I have a large supply of barn paint.
>
> P.S, very reluctantly, I have become a beekeeper. I can't rent bees anymore.
> I need to learn here. Any help, especially on varroa mite control, would be
> appreciated.
>
> Karl