Woodware Treatment

Timber Treatment for landscaping, fences, beehives.
Protection of timber against fungal decay (wood rot) and most species of borers.
Contins an oil which provides timber water repellency.

Lanogard Lanolin Timber Sealant - now available in a handy 1L spray pack

Lanogard provides excellent protection for hive woodware. Nature's natural sealant against water ingress, the prime cause of wood rot.

Dry rot is the term given to brown rot decay caused by certain fungi that deteriorate timber in buildings and other wooden construction without an apparent source of moisture.
The Dry Rot term is a misnomer be cause all wood decaying fungi need a minimum of 20% moisture before decay begins.

Lanogard Lanolin Timber Sealant - 2L

Lanogard provides excellent protection for hive woodware. Nature's natural sealant against water ingress, the prime cause of wood rot.

Lanogard Lanolin Timber Sealant 5L

Lanogard provides excellent protection for hive woodware. Nature's natural sealant against water ingress, the prime cause of wood-rot.

• This high-purity Microcrystalline Wax from Japan, when mixed together with an equal part of Paraffin Wax, is used to preserve wooden hive boxes.
• A hot-wax dipped wood hive can be expected to last 20 years and more by preventing the ingress of moisture which facilitates wood rot.
  Woodware is submerged for 10 minutes in molten wax at temperature between 130degC and 165degC.
• A 200L wax dipping tank would require about 150kg of wax.
• 1 kg of the wax is likely to be sufficient to treat 4-5 boxes.

IMPORTANT:  Control temperatures carefully as overheating may result in a spontaneous wax fire. 

Microcrystalline Wax together with an equal part of Paraffin Wax, is used to preserve wooden hive boxes.

A hot-wax dipped hive can be expected to 20 years and more by preventing the ingress of moisture which facilitates wood rot.

Dry rot is the term given to brown rot decay caused by certain fungi that deteriorate timber in buildings and other wooden construction without an apparent source of moisture.

The term Dry Rot is a misnomer because all wood decaying fungi need a minimum amount of moisture before decay begins.

Paraffin Wax together with an equal part of Microcrystalline Wax, is used to preserve wooden hive boxes.
Best used with an equal part of Microcrystaline Wax to raise the flashpoint of the molten wax.

ParaffinWax together with an equal part of Microcrystalibe Wax, is used to preserve wooden hive boxes. A hive that has been paraffin dipped is expected to last up to 20 years.

For increased safety, best used with an equal part of Microcrystaline Wax to lower the flashpoint of the molten wax.