Watch flow-honey get harvested while I share my thoughts and responses to the questions I receive most often. I am wrapping up my 9th year with the Flow-Super and it remains our favorite method of removing honey from a bee hive.
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@mrkilani9806 •
Great video Fred, added this for others like I usually do
00:00 intro
00:25 Fred's flow hive overview
01:00 importance of capping and heaps of harvesting tips
05:25 first honey drops
05:40 combining frames
06:30 do flow hives really work?
07:30 Bee drops in with funny commentary
08:00 why is honey leaking and fixes
09:25 How long do flows last
10:10 how to clean flow frames
11:05 Crystalized honey and flow frames
12:05 How much honey do you get from flow hives
13:30 How long to wait until you can get honey
14:20 Compare harvesting process with langstroth
15:10 What to do for my bees for winter
16:25 How to get the bees to use the flow frames
16:50 #1 reason why bees don't take to the flow frames
17:39 Can the queen lay eggs in the flow super
18:34 : Do the flow frames hurt, crush, or kill bees
18:55 What happens when a bee does get stuck?
19:15 Are flow hive beekeeper lazy beekeepers?
19:55 Quality of Flow honey
21:25 Does flow harvesting cause robbing?
22:00 another bee drops in with funny commentary
2250 Wrap up
23:05 How much money can I make from my flow hive?