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Made in the UKBest Paint for Beehives
We understand the importance of protecting your beehives, not just from the elements, but also to ensure the health and safety of your bees. Our hard wearing and bee friendly wood paints and stains are superb for beekeepers who want to maintain the durability and appearance of their hives.
If you have already heard about how great our paints and stains are for beehives, here is a link to the top beehive protection other beekeepers use for their Beehives Royal Exterior.
Gruff and his wife Angharad, are among our customers and manage over 100 hives on their honey farm in Carmarthen, Mêl Gwenyn Gruffydd Welsh Honey.
Why is Royal Exterior the best paint for beehives?
Bee-Friendly Formulation
Our Royal Exterior is carefully crafted with non-toxic ingredients and low VOC ensuring it is safe for bees. The formula is free from harmful chemicals that could affect the hive's ecosystem, keeping your bees healthy and productive.
Superior Protection
We offer superior protection against weather conditions. It shields the wood from moisture, UV rays, and other environmental factors that can cause decay extending their lifespan of your beehives and keeping your honeybees protected.
Vibrant and Long-Lasting Colours
Choose from a range of beautiful colours (more on that below) that not only enhance the aesthetic appeal of your beehives but also help in distinguishing between your different hives if needed. Our Royal Exterior is great as it is fade-resistant, ensuring that the colour remains vibrant and fresh-looking.
Easy Application
As our Royal Exterior is waterbased it is designed for easy application and provides excellent coverage. Whether you are a seasoned beekeeper or a beginner, you’ll find our paint easy to use, saving you time and effort.
We find these colours the most popular with Beekeepers
These are some of the best selling colours for beehives, these include whites, pastal shades, light blues, greens and yellows.
Top Tip: Royal Exterior is suitable to paint on wooden and polystyrene beehives
It’s also our most hard wearing, water re-pelling timber and polystyrene treatment that offers all year round weather protection as well as a mould inhibitor to protect the coating.
Popular questions we get around painting beehive's
One of the most popular questions we have when it comes to painting beehives is ‘What is the best paint for beehives?’. Although all our paints and stains are bee friendly we would say our Royal Exterior is the best for protecting your beehives.
As a Beekeeper you really want to make sure the paint you choose is a low VOC, non-toxic paint for the beehives and that they are eco-friendly paints that won't harm the bees or contaminate honey, our Royal Exterior is also the best for this. With beehives being outdoors, you also want to make sure the paint is weather-resistant to protect the wood or from rain, sun, and other elements.
We have more information about all the products we make that are Bee Friendly.
What is the best colour to paint your beehives?
Honeybees are not attracted by the colour of the hive, so think about your surroundings and what blends in or compliments. Light colours are better in warmer climates where they can reflect the light. Here are some examples from our Royal Exterior range that may suit where you have your hive.
We are trusted for your beehives by the professional beekeepers
If you're a beekeeper or own hives, you're part of a growing community, as beekeeping is becoming increasingly popular across the UK. Currently, there are over 400,000 beekeepers nationwide. For more information, visit www.bbka.org.uk.
One of our customers, Gruff, along with his wife Angharad, runs a honey farm in Carmarthen. With over 100 hives, they offer an 'adopt a hive' program, sell award-winning honey, and even provide beekeeping training courses. Their expertise in the field is well-known. So, when Gruff mentioned our Royal Exterior, we were thrilled gwenyngruffydd.co.uk.
You can watch Gruff talk about our products on YouTube.
Looking for more than wood stains and paints for your beehives?
Our children, just like yours, mean the world to us. That’s why, when we started our family business over 40 years ago, we made sure that all our wood stains and paints were water-based and low odour. This commitment has remained central to everything we do in our business.
We regularly check our products against the industry standards. We are delighted to announce that our paints have, once again, passed the European Toy Safety Standard (EN71 part 2 and 3) which measure flammability and toxicity.
We are a nation of animal lovers, and our business is no different. Many of us have pets at home, and some of our four-legged friends even join us in the office!
Whether you have a rabbit, guinea pig, cat, dog, snake (yes, we really do have snakes), or even a horse, you can trust that all our wood stains and paints are safe for animals.
We've lots more information here on our animal friendly products
If you love seeing birds in your garden as much as we do, you'll be happy to know that our wood stains are safe for use on birdhouses. In collaboration with the RSPB, we've ensured that our water-based Wood Stain & Protect range is safe for all kinds of animal housing, including birdhouses.
Our EN71-3 certification confirms that there are no traces of chemicals harmful to animals or birds, including chicks.
Find out more about our bird friendly wood stains and paints
All our wood stains and paints are water-based and non-toxic, making them safe for plants. You can trust that there are no hidden chemicals that could harm your prized pansies or damage your rosemary.
Our wood stains are low in VOCs (Volatile Organic Compounds), have a low odor, and are non-toxic, ensuring they are safe and easy to use around your garden.
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