Inspecting Flow Frames - Flow Hive 🍯🐝 [LIVE] 

interesting to read, some bee species are more flighty and can be more inclined to abscond after being disturbed, so it might come down to this. -Kieran

You'd be able to put multiple on a hive as they fit pretty much the same as just an extra box. But there would be very little gain from putting a second one on a hive. If you have them tending to a single flow box then you can just harvest as they fill up. Having a second box would have them filling up more at a slower rate. From what I've experienced, during a good nectar flow and good weather, if you have a couple of frames full or nearly full. When you harvest one, it will be about full again in 10-12 days. It would be better to have two hives with a flow box each, than having one hive with two flow box. You could however put a normal box of frames above the flow frame (a super or deep) to get honeycomb or to hold extra honey stores for later. The box above would take longer to fill though. As they would mainly tend to the flow frames as they are the first available.

This can be done to provide a familiar resource for the bees to use, it shouldnt be necessary unless you have experienced a really long delay. In which case it was likely a result of the Flow Super being added to early. -Kieran

Thanks! I spent 20 min trying to fix it before scrolling down and seeing your comment :)

Like you read my mind.

I'll have a go at these...In Australia we generally don't need two brood boxes, specially in the Northern part of Australia where it stays warm all year. second + third: He says it isn't necessary ~ 15:00 but good to do when learning (I've seen elsewhere that if you crank open a frame not mostly capped, honey will run out into the hive......) you final point he addresses also, the window is pretty handy to tell quite a bit....(how many bees in your super, how much honey is in hive.) Well thats my take, but I haven't been doing this for long, so maybe someone who knows more will post a better answer :)

Thank you very much for your comment, we have a beginner beekeeping course that might be best for what you are asking. www.honeyflow.com/pages/online-beekeeping-course -Kieran

Hey Butch, Oh dear, sorry to hear this! Whereabouts are you located? You can just buy the Flow Frames: go.honeyflow.com/collections/flow-frames Please get in touch with us at info@honeyflow.com if you need further help with any replacements etc. - Danika

@@FlowHive Shelby Michigan, thanks for info.

Hey Liz, do you mean the wax capping of the honey cells? The bees chew through this once the honey has been harvested and they realise the cells are empty - clever bees!

FlowHive can be used anywhere where there are bees. There are a lot of flow hives in the desert of Australia anywhere near flowering vegetation. But also in Canada and Sweden and Norway. Just ask your local beekeepers to how to adept to the local whether. It would be exactly the same as with any other hive. In a desert dry area you should in general make sure the bees have a good source of clean water within a 3 km radius or provide a safe source of water nearby. Bees drown easily so make sure bees don't fall in easily and can have a good grip. Also if you provide water nearby make sure there is lots of access for the bees so it does not get crowded with bees crawling on top of each other to reach the water because they will drown the bottom bees this way. Also make sure there is a good food source nearby within 5 km radius. In a complete sanded sand-dune desert where nothing grows, obviously bees won't do well. Ideal locations would be near agricultural areas or nature reserves. Look where the local farmers grow their crops, also find out when they have the flowering seasons of their crops. Could be year round, could be seasonal. If seasonal make sure you either feed sugar water or let the bees have enough honey stores before the flowers dry out.

@@jo-han thanks jo

Iam Riyadh I have purchasing this product which area sale the honey bee box

Don, you can place a convention Langstroth box/ super on top of your Flow brood box (and beneath your Flow Super). But in times of dearth and drought conditions, where bees are struggling and the colony is not expanding, it is often common practice to reduce space in the hive (so the bees can best defend the colony against pests). We recommend that you speak with local beekeepers as they can offer you the most suitable beekeeping methods in your region and climate. - Leah.

Hey Siew, Hmm no this doesn't sound normal and I'm not completely sure where you mean they are. Would you please email us at info@honeyflow.com and include some photos if you can? Thanks, we look forward to hearing from you :) - Danika

Hi Brad, Dont lift them in this way as it could do a couple of things, first the wire could beak under the weight, or it could damage the area where it connects with the plastic. A tip for removing them is to take off the Key Access Cover, and the Cap, to then remove hold the Flow Frame here and use a J hive tool at the non harvest end. -Kieran

@@FlowHive Thank you!!!

Hi There, the bees are good at keeping bees out of the hives but we do our best as well. Putting the feet into water or oil is a great idea :) - Sam

Hi Rick, thanks for your supportive comment. We do occasionally have technical sound issues often associated with filming outside although we continue to try our best :) - Sam