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Painted Hive Interior: Bees Will Coat It with Wax

Accidentally painted the inside of supers? Not fatal. UGA's Keith Delaplane says: air them in sun to off-gas volatiles. Bees may ignore it or coat it with wax. Give them good care—they'll still make honey.

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