Popular colours and advise. 2L Light Violet LRV44(Lavender) 2L Light Purple LRV42(Effortless) 2L Light Blue LRV47(Time Out) Or ask for one of the colours in the pictures. What To Use:100% Acrylic Self Priming Exterior Water Based Paint such as Paint Tech Weatherite Premium with only 38 grams per litre V.O.C.(very low) Listed here. VOC less than 50 - (Fumes & Smells) links go to Wikipedia & Minnesota Dept of Health sites, respectively. Another article is at the Natural Resource Defense Council website USA. This VOC stands for Volatile organic compounds that result in chemical molecules released into the air that may be harmful to humans and animals. Most articles you find are about indoor paints and less than 50 is considered acceptable by our local paint dealer. VOC of ZERO does exist. I recommend using Paint Tech Weatherite.
LRV ~ means Light Reflective Value and is right on the color sample card, or should be. Why do you need to care? Over-heating, cooling, and what bees can see: Bees see only ultra-violet colors. Colors look different and bees are attracted to our Purple, Violet, then Blue in that order. Red doesn't work for them. White looks bluish-green to them.
A row of look alike hives can result in drifting of bees from their hive to another. Painting them different colors can help. Heat and Cold: Painting hives black with an LRV of Zero, can cause an over-heated hive. The lower the number the hotter the color. Pastels may be more like LRV 74.
Bees see only in the ultra violet range.
What does this mean? Colors look different and they are attracted to our Purple, Violet, then Blue in that order. Red doesn't work for them. White looks bluish-green to them. Below are great colours for NZ conditions. 2L Light Violet LRV44(Vision) 2L Light Purple LRV42(effortless) 2L Light Blue LRV47(glacier) How To Paint:

• ONLY THE OUTSIDE OF THE HIVE!
• ONLY THE PARTS THAT DON'T TOUCH!