stevec Posted February 12, 2014 Report Posted February 12, 2014 a customer asked me if i could make a beehive birdhouse and without thinking i said sure. i thought it would be easy, anything but because the light pine i was using kept splitting on me. i finally got it put together however with it going outside im not sure if i should protect it with a varnish and if i do will the stink ward off any birds? does anyone know what i should do? sawdust junkie 1 Quote
rjR Posted February 12, 2014 Report Posted February 12, 2014 Very neat and unique. Yes, but ONLY on the outside--- leave the inside natural. The bird society suggest no inside finish and leave a little rough. Spar(MARINE--- BEST QUALITY) will give it decent life. Especially if every few years ir gets sanded and then revarnished with it again. Quote
stevec Posted February 13, 2014 Author Report Posted February 13, 2014 Very neat and unique. Yes, but ONLY on the outside--- leave the inside natural. The bird society suggest no inside finish and leave a little rough. Spar(MARINE--- BEST QUALITY) will give it decent life. Especially if every few years ir gets sanded and then revarnished with it again. Quote
amazingkevin Posted February 13, 2014 Report Posted February 13, 2014 forget about this beehive ,it's for the irds,lol Very very nice idea and it will keep the neighbors wondering.I'd love one here. i have a bird feeder up high and for two months nobody came for free food it's clear plastic too so you can see the seeds inside? Quote
Ron Johnson Posted February 13, 2014 Report Posted February 13, 2014 Good day Ralph Now that is a cool birdhouse. Well done. Quote
LarryEA Posted February 13, 2014 Report Posted February 13, 2014 Just for birds and grins. Maybe you did research on finishes for bird houses. If not, before you do put a finish on the next one, read this article: Click here: Painting Bird Houses - Should You Paint Bird Houses? That said, I think you did a perfect job on the beehive bird house. Larry Quote
ironman123 Posted February 13, 2014 Report Posted February 13, 2014 That is a good looking bird hive. Thanks for sharing with us. Ray Quote
smitty0312 Posted February 13, 2014 Report Posted February 13, 2014 Pretty neat.....thanks for sharing it with us. Quote
Phantom Scroller Posted February 13, 2014 Report Posted February 13, 2014 Looking at that it looks like a bee hive good work , I wonder if it will attract bees instead of birds, I sometimes get bees nesting in my boxes. Only time will tell. Roly Quote
heppnerguy Posted February 13, 2014 Report Posted February 13, 2014 perfect and original. I bet now that you have it done you are very glad you said , "yes". Darn nice Dick heppnerguy Quote
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