(picture: S. Luff)

We, the PIGROL Farben GmbH, located in Ansbach, Franconia, produce colors and paints with highest quality standards since 1934. Our strength is a quality full range in wood protection and decoration, lacquers and glazes. An extensive portfolio of building paints with a great number of specialty products completes our product portfolio. In a conversation with a fellow beekeeper we came to the theme of "Protections for Bee Hives" and he pointed out that there is a large uncertainty about this subject among the beekeeping community. Actually, we have noted that so far there is no single painting, which was tested on bee compatibility or even certified according to our research. Here, we wanted to make a start and develop a painting which on the one hand optimally protects bees and on the other hand has no negative effects on the sensitive bees either nor in their behavior. After months of research and testing in practice, we here proudly present is the result: