Have you noticed that it does not seem to soak into the hand holes as well. I scrub the hand holes with a sponge after they have soaked and that seems to encourage it to soak in better in those areas. I do like it, been doing it for 3 years so far, very happy overall. Yuup big fan as well.

And I'm sitting here this morning with some new boxes outside waiting for this guy with a brush.

Really cool. I’ve never heard of this. I may give this a try this year on a bunch of new lids I bought. Thanks. Take care!

Well Done !

You can add a water based pigment to it and turn it into a stain also.👍 I think the reason the bees will drink it is because it's just natural minerals so they just see it as water. I used it on cedar hives I build, turned out great. People just need to remember it's a wood treatment not a sealant it allows the wood to "breath" that's part of how it helps prevent dry rot. There has been some misunderstanding on that.

I need to start using it.

@tireballastserviceofflorid7771

Ай бұрын

Do lots of open minded research before you do. 99% of people seem to stop using it after a year or two. Many had total failure of the box after just 2 years. Good luck either way.

Same results as above from Florida Beekeeping man ! Top joints warped and enough so that it ruined about 10 brand new boxes both mediums and deeps ! Could be our climate here in central Florida but we will never use Eco treatments again , we were deeply disappointed and what sounded like a great idea !

@tireballastserviceofflorid7771

4 ай бұрын

Central Florida here also. What do you normally use? We are doing primer and paint for now. Wanting to try wax dipped maybe next spring. Definitely Florida is really hard on wood.

@Blackswan19874

3 ай бұрын

@@tireballastserviceofflorid7771 we primer and paint now as we did before we experimented with the Eco stuff . Also wax dip works great

@decaturridgebees8761

Ай бұрын

It’s humid here but we don’t have your heat however I’m wondering if you glued your boxes. I do have a couple medium that I found warping from 5 years back at the top joint. Noticed they weren’t glued or fastened there. I usually glue ahead of time and dip a day later

I treated two nuc boxes with Eco Wood last year in South Florida. The joints are failing and both tops warped. It's always humid and or raining down here though. I'm sure it works great in most climates but I don't recommend it for the sub tropics.

@beebob1279

5 ай бұрын

Who was the manufacturer of your woodenware?. I've had issues with one supplier specifically. Warping boxes, frames not fitting boxes, etc.

@s.fla.beekeepingmangoesand1517

5 ай бұрын

@@beebob1279 I buy all my equipment from South Florida Bee Supply. It’s top notch commercial grade. Never had an issue prior.

Interesting. I soaked my for 3mins each side. I wonder if that was better or worse.

@decaturridgebees8761

Ай бұрын

I don’t think it can be worse

Have you had any issues now that they've been around for a several months? Looks a lot easier than painting

@decaturridgebees8761

Ай бұрын

No issues here. My boxes are glued though.

How did the Eco-wood hives & tops do ?

@decaturridgebees8761

5 ай бұрын

So far so good. I think I have some 4 or 5 years now. They look like they got plenty of life in them

@decaturridgebees8761

Ай бұрын

I will say that I did some tops a year or to back and they are warping a bit but they are 3 pieces. Wish I hadn’t painted those

Does that get cut with anything?

@decaturridgebees8761

4 ай бұрын

Water