Harvest of the Flow Hive (Corner Hive 2023.06.08)

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Жыл бұрын

Today, we harvested our first FlowHive, while the supers were on the hive. In the past, we have not gotten enough honey to harvest until we removed the supers. This has been due to issues with the bees, not the hive.
This video is divide into a couple of segments. The first (timestamp 2:05), is real-time coverage of the first two frames we extracted. They drained really fast, in about 5-7 minutes each. The second segment(timestamp 12:05), is a edited to speed up the process, since it is basically the same as what we did on the first two frames. The last quick segment (timestamp 21:23) shows the results of the extraction, about 2.5 gallons of honey. If you notice, there are twi distinct colors of the honey. Bees tend to stay with a specific nectar source until it is finished, so the honey they create will reflect the color of the nectar source. The lighter color is probably from clover, which is a great source for the bees. Not sure what the darker color is.
Sorry for the length of this video, just wanted to document what we did.
If you are interested in acquiring a Flow Hive for yourself, you can use the following link. It will give you a $50 discount on your purchase. I will receive a voucher if you purchase. The link will take you to the honeyflow.com website.
blue.mbsy.co/honeyflow/91083294
For references to individuals or companies found in this video, please see:
Frederick Dunn - ( / @frederickdunn ) He is a great source of information, not only for FlowHive, but anything having to do with bees.
FlowHive - ( / @flowhive ) FlowHive is the developer and maker of the Flow Hive system. Take a look at their videos, if you are interested.

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@lightpawshird 11 күн бұрын

I just bought my first Flow Hive. I am spending my first year beekeeping working along side a mentor and experienced beekeeper to learn all I can before I get my first nucleolus. Can't wait to get my first official harvest! This weekend was my first time working live with the bees! Was soo cool!

@PapaZsBees 11 күн бұрын

Learn all you can. Also, don't expect to get a harvest in your first year. Even starting with a 5-frame nuc, the bees will take that first year just building up. I would also recommend adding a medium super just above the brood box and let the bees fill that before you add your Flow Hive super. That medium should never be harvested, it is just for the bees, to help them get through the winter. Also, be sure to remove the Flow Hive in the winder and store it. The Flow team does not have to do that, because they really don't have a winter there.

@lightpawshird 11 күн бұрын

@@PapaZsBees Do you also put a queen excluder between the brood frame and the medium?

@PapaZsBees 10 күн бұрын

I do not use a QE in the Flow hive. When the medium super (below the Flow super) is filled, the queen won't cross the filled honey frames to lay in the Flow super. The medium is often referred to as a honey bridge. I learned this from Fred Dunn. If you don't subscribe to his KZfaq, I would strongly recommend that you do. I have learned so much from him!!

@kranson8514 7 ай бұрын

Brilliant hive made so simple, no stress no smoke far cleaner. One suggestion please move the hive forward onto those blocks before it tips over 😉👍

@timothymitchell8310 9 ай бұрын

Awesome flow hive extraction just like advertised. Thank you. It was great watching them stay up front in that fenced corner. Now that a good idea!

@belindaskoog8904 Жыл бұрын

Very cool!! Thanks for sharing

@PapaZsBees Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the visit

@LauraAurigemma 9 ай бұрын

Thanks for this video. I was intimidated by the extract but now i think I'll get a Flo hive!

@PapaZsBees 9 ай бұрын

The extraction of honey from the Flow Hive is the easy part. You still have to get into the hives and inspect for any issues, as you can see from our other videos on the channel. Thanks for watching!!!

@gardenweedsgrower 9 ай бұрын

Wow. I need bees for my garden and bonus honey. This looks amazing.

@PapaZsBees 9 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching. If you are interested in acquiring a Flow Hive for yourself, you can use the following link. It will give you a $50 discount on your purchase. I will receive a voucher if you purchase. The link will take you to the Flow Hive website, where it will attach the discount. blue.mbsy.co/honeyflow/91083294

@kdausu90 Жыл бұрын

Very cool!

@MrPhilsAlabamaHotSauce 9 ай бұрын

I really enjoyed your video. I am not a beekeeper, but I purchase a lot of honey. This video fed right into my recent obsession with bees. Thanks for sharing. I also subbed to you.

@PapaZsBees 9 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching and subscribing. You know, there is a way to satisfy that obsession!!!! 👍👍👍🐝🐝🐝

@MrPhilsAlabamaHotSauce 8 ай бұрын

@@PapaZsBees I came back to re-watch this video and saw your response. Trust me, I am too old to run my hot sauce operation. LOL. The last thing I need is bee hives. I will leave that up to you pros. I will say that I received 300 pounds of honey today. I have a production run of 600 jars of hot honey scheduled for next week. Again, thanks for your videos, and thank you for helping save the bees!

@casasilvaa 8 ай бұрын

Excelente, congratulation, so cute care for bees

@PapaZsBees 8 ай бұрын

Yes, thanks

@zachingale Жыл бұрын

Watching from Page Arizona! Love it, we’re looking into a flow system of our own. We noticed the back leg of the hive looks too close to the edge of the cinder blocks, don’t want it to topple over! Enjoy the honey! Thanks!

@PapaZsBees Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the comment. I notices the precarious leg as well. Didn't want to disrupt them now, but definitely at the next inspection! I really love the flow hives

@PapaZsBees 9 ай бұрын

Not sure if you have purchase a Flow Hive yet, but I just received a "Refer-a-friend" discount offer for $50 off a flow hive purchse. Here is the link: blue.mbsy.co/honeyflow/91083294

@crecaymagee5403 8 ай бұрын

Nicely done

@PapaZsBees 8 ай бұрын

Thanks for the watching!!!

@matthewpierce2149 7 ай бұрын

I use to mess with bees , I just couldn’t ever keep my hives alive , love watching your videos

@user-kj9hw1on1j 9 ай бұрын

So nice sweet 🍯😊 💕 🎶 thankyou 🙏 sir for sharing your very brilliant 💡 GOD Bless❤

@PapaZsBees 9 ай бұрын

So nice of you

@user-kj9hw1on1j 9 ай бұрын

❤️❤️❤️

@tobyoneal5594 9 ай бұрын

It's some beautiful looking honey ❤❤❤

@PapaZsBees 9 ай бұрын

Yes, it was. Thanks for watching the video.

@vuanh9738 9 ай бұрын

very cool!

@PapaZsBees 9 ай бұрын

Yes, it is. Thanks for watching...

@maximilianosantz424 8 ай бұрын

Realmente ingenioso y no estresas a la colmena, felicitaciones por la cosecha!

@PapaZsBees 8 ай бұрын

Thanks. I appreciate it. Thanks for the comment.

@user-yw4ul2hq2q 3 ай бұрын

Muito bom Elimar de MG Meliponario Força da Natureza Brasil

@Darren_Nicola 2 ай бұрын

Tip for people ,, I’d recommend leaving the flow key in the bottom slot whilst harvesting the honey as sometimes the parts of the frame will try close again and you won’t get all the honey out , same goes for closing the frame leave the key in a minute or so that way it compresses the frames perfectly inline 😀, also if people notice honey in the tray try harvesting half the frame 1st then harvest the second half when the flow slows down as it can back in in the honey flow channel and over flow in the hive 😀

@bibianaortner7332 Жыл бұрын

I love the hive! Never saw something that cute before. How convenient 😀

@lanettelawrence6308 9 ай бұрын

Wow this is new to me and interesting. I’ve never heard of this method of honey harvesting and beekeeping. I love this beekeeping method.

@PapaZsBees 9 ай бұрын

It is a very good way to harvest honey without disrupting the bees. You still have all the maintenance activities for monitoring the hives, such as inspections, treatments, etc. But it does give an interesting way to harvest. You can see more on Flow hives by going to: www://honeyflow.com I appreciate you watching the video and the reply. Bees are very interesting creatures...

@PapaZsBees 9 ай бұрын

Not sure if you have purchase a Flow Hive yet, but I just received a "Refer-a-friend" discount offer for $50 off a flow hive purchse. Here is the link: blue.mbsy.co/honeyflow/91083294

@lynettemokgano9009 8 ай бұрын

I am a passive bee keeper. I would definitely get this system. Thank you for the time you took to review

@terry6241118 9 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing! Getting ready for our first harvest up in Edmonton, AB. What was the temperature the day you harvested?

@PapaZsBees 9 ай бұрын

It was in the mid to upper 80's.

@bagiyor.khyriem9773 9 ай бұрын

I want to buy this type of bee box to keep my bee,,,i love watching your video

@PapaZsBees 9 ай бұрын

Thanks for the kind words. You can get a flow hive from www.honeyflow.com/

@PapaZsBees 9 ай бұрын

Not sure if you have purchase a Flow Hive yet, but I just received a "Refer-a-friend" discount offer for $50 off a flow hive purchse. Here is the link: blue.mbsy.co/honeyflow/91083294

@ronniesherpalee4150 23 күн бұрын

Hey Papa Z, would you recommend this setup for a complete beginner? Some say yes and some say no. Will check out your other vids. I enjoyed this video. Would love to at least have one of these setups. Thanks and Flow…

@PapaZsBees 22 күн бұрын

My first hives were Flow Hives. I had people telling me that it is not the best way to start. After discussions with them, they were concerned that people would set up flow hives and not do anything to support them and only harvest honey. As I said in my "Anatomy of a Flow Hive" video, you have to do everything to a flow hive brood area that you would on any Langstroth hive, including inspections every couple of weeks and monitoring and treating for Varroa mites. The biggest advance to using the Flow Hives, is the ease of harvesting, both for the beekeeper and the bees. It also saves you the price of a honey extractor, which can be expensive. I have never regretted my Flow Hive start. As long as you take care of the bees, you will be fine. Thanks for watching and the comment. Hope it helped. Let me know if you have any other questions.

@Scyths1 8 ай бұрын

Hey, just wondering how long it takes between harvests ? I'm kinda getting more and more interested in having bees in my garden and maintaining them if I can have a smooth flow honey like this and not have to worry about honeycombs. Thanks, and great video.

@PapaZsBees 8 ай бұрын

It will vary by location. And it is entirely dependent on the nectar flow (how much nectar is available to the bees). For the harvest we took here, it took about 6 weeks. We are in a suburban area without a lot of available forage areas. I have a friend in Pennsylvania and his bees will fill up the frames in about 2 weeks, during the height of the honey flow. If you are interested in acquiring a Flow Hive for yourself, you can use the following link. It will give you a $50 discount on your purchase. I will receive a voucher if you purchase. The link will take you to the Flow Hive website, where it will attach the discount. blue.mbsy.co/honeyflow/91083294

@SandeepReddy-ll6ki 8 ай бұрын

As its taking only 2weeks to fill the hive, must be having nectar rich flowers.@@PapaZsBees have you noticed what kind of flower plants mostly having in your friends surroundings location(Pennsylvania)?

@PapaZsBees 8 ай бұрын

SInce Fred Dunn lives in rural NW Penn, he will have an abundance if resources available to his bees, some he plants, others grow wild. I live in Suburban Tulsa, OK, so the resources available to my bees are somewhat limited. You can check Fred Dunn's KZfaq, which I highly recommend, for info on what forage resources are available to him.

@davidstephens8543 5 ай бұрын

Starting to consider raising honey bees... wondering what is the flower-source for your bees? How much 'foraging' room/land do they roam into?

@PapaZsBees 5 ай бұрын

Bees will forage up to 5 miles, so it is almost impossible to tell the source. they will search large areas of suitable plants and when they find one, they will stay with that source until that source has been exhausted. You would need a large area (2-3 acres) of plantings if you are planning on creating a forage area on your own land. There are many sources of docs on what to plant. If you are considering bees, try subscribing to american Bee Journal and/or Bee Culture. They are great sources of info i started reading before I got my first bees.

@davidstephens8543 5 ай бұрын

Thank you for the input. I was hoping to have a couple of acres of land with clover and wildflowers bordered by various unmanaged fruit trees. This would border on goodess knows what ... :) I am planning on taking a course from the local extension at UGA. It will be a year or more before I can start so want to learn as much as possible beforehand so the bees have a chance at success. Great content on your channel! Thanks!@@PapaZsBees

@PapaZsBees 5 ай бұрын

@@davidstephens8543 That sounds amazing. I wish I had an acreage to plant!!! Thanks for the kind words.

@t.sandeepreddy5004 9 ай бұрын

You had 6 hives in a box right. 1). How many months would the bees take time to fill honey to all of box? 2). How much it produces at once? weight in kgs? 3). After honey extraction, the bees would re-fill the same hives? or we should change anything like new hive or something else work need to be done? Nice video by the way:)

@PapaZsBees 9 ай бұрын

There were 6 Flow Hive frames in the Flow super. 1. It will depend on the nectar flow at the time. If it is a good flow, they can fill it up (and refill it) in less than two weeks. Our flow is not that good, so it took the bees about a month to fill it. 2. From this extraction, we took 10.5 quarts (10 liters), which is about 31 pounds (14 kilograms). 3. They will re-fill the existing flow frames. You just put them back in the Flow super and replace it on the hive. It is interesting, after the harvest by about 30 minutes, you could see the bees opening up the capped flow cells and getting in to clean them up. I just posted a video on this hive, see it here ( kzfaq.info/get/bejne/ps-gf9d-y6-np30.html ), In that video, during an inspection, I pull one of the flow frames out and you can see where they opened the cells up and started filling them up again. We have been in a heat wave, which caused a dearth (no nectar available), but you can see where they are filling it up as we start our fall flow. Hopefully, we will get a second harvest.

@t.sandeepreddy5004 9 ай бұрын

@@PapaZsBees Thanks a lot for the info!

@Shortly8908 8 ай бұрын

Wow. How many months it took for the bees to collect this?

@PapaZsBees 8 ай бұрын

@MichaelAmoako-di5hy 9 ай бұрын

Good job I love to start this where can i get those things the flow hive and other items to buy??

@PapaZsBees 9 ай бұрын

If you are interested in acquiring a Flow Hive for yourself, you can use the following link. It will give you a $50 discount on your purchase. I will receive a voucher if you purchase. The link will take you to the Flow Hive website, where it will attach the discount. blue.mbsy.co/honeyflow/91083294

@Chimel31 9 ай бұрын

I didn't see any video explaining how these FlowHives work. I think I understand it, but a close-up of the front and the back of the frames as you turn the crank would have been great to see the mechanism and what happens to the caps after sliding the second half of the honeycomb.

@PapaZsBees 9 ай бұрын

It is hard to show how the frames work after the bees have filled them up, as the cappings hide the mechanism. I found a good video on the Flow KZfaq channel. This is the original Crowd funding video, but it still has some good informastion. Good explanation at about 2:20 into video. video: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/jch9iZyivq-8oYE.html The caps remain in place, as the splitting of the cells for harvest is completed. After harvest, you re-align the cells and the bees will notice that the cells are empty and refill them. There are plenty of other good videos on the Flow KZfaq channel: www.youtube.com/@FlowHive/search?query=how%20does%20flow%20hive%20work%3F

@Chimel31 8 ай бұрын

@@PapaZsBees Thanks, I somehow thought the caps would break apart as the two halves of the honeycombs were sliding, thus showing the sliding. I even looked up their invention on Google Patents, they patented not just this sliding mechanism, but a bunch of others too, and many other extensions or possibilities that probably won't be commercialized. These hives are hugely expensive though (€840), I'll probably stick to regular hives until the patent becomes public domain in 9 years or buy only the Flow frames (still bloody expensive at €350, the price of 3 full hives) and build my own.

@Juan_Hernandez_Jr. 8 ай бұрын

Just found your channel. Love the design of the Flow Hive. Looking forward to doing some beekeeping in Thailand Thanks for sharing. Looking forward to watching more of your videos.

@PapaZsBees 8 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching and commenting. If you are interested in acquiring a Flow Hive for yourself, you can use the following link. It will give you a $50 discount on your purchase. I will receive a voucher if you purchase. The link will take you to the Flow Hive website, where it will attach the discount. blue.mbsy.co/honeyflow/91083294

@Maduliarmgl 9 ай бұрын

👍👍👍

@PapaZsBees 9 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!!!

@jovanvujovic3932 9 ай бұрын

👍

@markaluge 9 ай бұрын

I have a flow hive and extracted honey last weekend. Previously I have had bees and wasps show an interest when they smell the honey. The technique I use is to fit food grade tubing which goes from the short tubes direct into a food grade plastic bottle. That way the bees and wasps cannot interfere and also I can walk away and let the flow continue without worrying about jars overflowing.

@PapaZsBees 9 ай бұрын

Fred Dunn uses that method. I don't usually walk away. We didn't really have any interest from the bees.

@ReefMimic 8 ай бұрын

👍🏻

@johntexan4165 9 ай бұрын

Thank you camera guy for moving that one jar back under the flow. It was really screwing with my OCD.

@PapaZsBees 9 ай бұрын

It was kind of tight under there. I was watching it closely though. Thanks for noticing!!

@r.a.w.r.news.t.v.2 9 ай бұрын

😅😅😅 you're not the only one I've been sitting here for the last couple of minutes going yo bro yo bro move that jar you're going to lose all that damn good honey.😅😅😅 I'm sitting here going know that I see your comment LOL😊

@chez4504 7 ай бұрын

Hi, How do you know there are no bees inside the frame that can be trapped while you open it for the honey flow?

@PapaZsBees 7 ай бұрын

Normally, you don't harvest until the honey is all capped. in that case, the bees are all outside the honey cells. they are usually on top of the cappings and don't even realize the honey is being extracted for an hour or so. At that point they uncap the cells and re-fill them, if there is a nectar flow going.

@honeymcdonald9120 7 ай бұрын

I think the people who are against the flow hive would have been against a biro if they were still using a quill and ink.

@PapaZsBees 7 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching and the comment!!!

@hubertwebb9869 9 ай бұрын

You emptied all the frames what will the Bees eat now?

@rebecalare148 9 ай бұрын

Tiene una caja depósito abajo de la que extrae la miel. La caja de abajo del todo es la “casa de las abejas” donde meten toda esta miel. Una vez que ésta esté llena empiezan a llenar la de arriba, que es la que el está extrayendo. Así que todavía tienen toda la miel de la caja de abajo.

@hubertwebb9869 9 ай бұрын

@@rebecalare148 Thank you.

@PapaZsBees 9 ай бұрын

There is a medium honey box (super), just below the flow super that is full of honey and is for the bees. As winter approaches, we will remove the flow super and store it, so the bees won't have to manage that space during the winter. they will live off the honey in the lower brood box, as well as the 40-50 lbs of honey in the medium. The medium is their storehouse and we never touch that.

@PapaZsBees 9 ай бұрын

Thanks for helping with the answer.

@chip_hubbard 9 ай бұрын

Thanks for the video, I have a question regarding the flow hive and capped cells. Do the bees know that the honey behind their wall (cappings) that they created has been removed? Or do they take a while to realize.

@PapaZsBees 9 ай бұрын

It is interesting, after the harvest by about 30 minutes, you could see the bees opening up the capped flow cells and getting in to clean them up. I just posted a video on this hive, just a few minutes ago. In that video, during an inspection, I pull one of the flow frames out and you can see where they opened the cells up and started filling them up again. We have been in a heat wave, which caused a dearth (no nectar available), but you can see where they are filling it up as we start our fall flow. Hopefully, we will get a second harvest. Thanks for watching and asking the question.

@chip_hubbard 9 ай бұрын

@@PapaZsBees awesome, thanks for the reply! Enjoyed the whole video!

@CatFromFL 8 ай бұрын

What is going on in the rear with the congregation of bees? And blue clamp? Is it broken?

@PapaZsBees 8 ай бұрын

On a warm day, they hang out on the outside of the hive to reduce the heat inside. Not sure what blue clamp you are referring to? Thanks for watching and the questions.

@Darren_Nicola 2 ай бұрын

The blue part , That’s a hive visor that keeps the rain & snow and sometimes very hot sun off the front of the hive then the bees can hang out , plus it helps keep the landing board dry as bees will fly in the rain stops them getting wet feet 😀

@shanejay-vw6mu 9 ай бұрын

i may have missed it but how do the bees fill it with more honey if the board is capped

@PapaZsBees 9 ай бұрын

After we extract the honey, the bees recognize that there is no honey under the capping and will cut the caps off and get into the empty flow cells and patch the split area and refill the cells, if there is a nectar flow. Thanks for watching and asking the question.

@shanejay-vw6mu 9 ай бұрын

@@PapaZsBees No thank you and thanks for answering. Bees are beautiful man, smart as...

@jaynedavis3388 9 ай бұрын

The flow hive people should make the viewing window out of a one way mirror so the bees are still in the dark & don’t get disturbed by the harvest. I don’t know much about bees (I’m learning now) but it looks like they only have 6 combs full of honey & you’re taking most of it. Isn’t that going to make them hungry in winter? I know you can put out sugar water but I’ve been told that nothing is as good to feed a bee as honey

@PapaZsBees 9 ай бұрын

We keep a medium super full of honey just above the brood box, that we don't touch. It is for the bees for the winter. They fill it before we add the Flow super. We also offer supplemental, emergency feed for them, but the 40-50 lbs in the medium should be more than enough for them through the winter.

@guillermotroncoso 2 ай бұрын

si se cosecha con celdas o perfiladas el sistema rompe el fondo drenado la miel y dejando el opererculo sano las abejas no saben que las celdas fueron vaciadas.... pueden explicar este detalle..después de una cosecha se deberia limpiar los operculos para que abejas vuelvan a llenar

@PapaZsBees 2 ай бұрын

The bees clean it up when they discover the cells are empty, which happens within an hour or so.

@KebunLangit67 9 ай бұрын

👍👍👍😋😊🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🍯

@PapaZsBees 9 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!!!

@austerror 7 ай бұрын

What the hell is the blue guard at the front of the hive. I've looked and searched your channel.

@PapaZsBees 7 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching and the question. It's called a hive visor. It is designed to keep the landing board cooler and dry. It has worked great. I took Fred Dunn's basic design and modified it a bit for my needs. Here is the link to Fred's how-to video: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/r5pkicmlmdq5o5s.html

@kinyuamuchira1488 8 ай бұрын

How can I construct this kind of a beehive?

@PapaZsBees 8 ай бұрын

@hamoodyss1 9 ай бұрын

Hello How much production do you get from the hive?!

@PapaZsBees 9 ай бұрын

From this extraction, we took 10.5 quarts (10 liters), which is about 31 pounds (14 kilograms).

@aaronburdon221 7 ай бұрын

@@PapaZsBees 2 and a half gallons. Not bad.

@PapaZsBees 7 ай бұрын

@@aaronburdon221 , we just got about 3/4 gallon from it in the fall, which was unexpected.

@bagiyor.khyriem9773 9 ай бұрын

How to get this kind of hive box,,,i want to buy it because i love bee keeping.Thank you

@PapaZsBees 9 ай бұрын

www.honeyflow.com/

@PapaZsBees 9 ай бұрын

Not sure if you have purchase a Flow Hive yet, but I just received a "Refer-a-friend" discount offer for $50 off a flow hive purchse. Here is the link: blue.mbsy.co/honeyflow/91083294

@bigmikewilliams83 10 ай бұрын

I need one

@PapaZsBees 9 ай бұрын

Chech out honeyflow.com.

@PapaZsBees 9 ай бұрын

Not sure if you have purchase a Flow Hive yet, but I just received a "Refer-a-friend" discount offer for $50 off a flow hive purchse. Here is the link: blue.mbsy.co/honeyflow/91083294

@mahadevipatil9159 7 ай бұрын

I want this type beehive, pls pp, and give the hives

@PapaZsBees 7 ай бұрын

Thanks for viewing and the question. If you are interested in acquiring a Flow Hive for yourself, you can use the following link. It will give you a $50 discount on your purchase. I will receive a voucher if you purchase. The link will take you to the Flow Hive website, where it will attach the discount. blue.mbsy.co/honeyflow/91083294

@luchts4547 8 ай бұрын

Always thought the flow hives sounded too good to be true but this does look very effective and convenient.

@PapaZsBees 8 ай бұрын

We have really enjoyed them. You still need to get inside the hives and do the normal inspections, mite tests, etc. It is just a remarkable way to harvest, with less stress on the bees. Thanks for watching and the comment!!

@gautampurushottam3054 8 ай бұрын

how can get this hive in Nepal?

@PapaZsBees 8 ай бұрын

@archangel20031 8 ай бұрын

Why take all the honey all at once?

@PapaZsBees 8 ай бұрын

That isn't all the honey. The medium box below the flow super is full of honey, that we never touch. It is to get them through the winter. Bees are hard-wired to collect more honey than they will use. They fill up available space with honey. We will eventually take the flow super off, so they will not have to manage all that space during the cold days of the winter. Thanks for watching and asking.

@ktjamlex 3 ай бұрын

I think you are meant to leave some for the bees

@JoelZinn-ql5ok 3 ай бұрын

Yes, we leave a medium super full of honey for the winter. We completely remove the Flow Hive super from the stack for winter. Much less space form them to manage during the cold times. Thanks for watching and the comment.

@ISLAMICSTATES-pb1ze 9 ай бұрын

How much this bees box? Please help me

@PapaZsBees 9 ай бұрын

I just noticed that flow (honeyflow.com) has a starter bundle. I includes not only the Flow hive 2 6-frame (with 8 frame brood box), which is what I have and recommend, but also includes a bee suit, smoker and hive tools. That all sells for less than $900. It is a lot of money, but the quality and cut of the wood pieces that make up the hive are extremely high quality--laser cut wood. I have 2 and they were both a breeze to build. Thanks for watching. Hope you look into becoming a Flow Hiver!!

@PapaZsBees 9 ай бұрын

Not sure if you have purchase a Flow Hive yet, but I just received a "Refer-a-friend" discount offer for $50 off a flow hive purchse. Here is the link: blue.mbsy.co/honeyflow/91083294

@ISLAMICSTATES-pb1ze 9 ай бұрын

I am from Bangladesh 🇧🇩 so i cannot received this item 😭

@abdulkheriganjar69-kh2rz 9 ай бұрын

How much for all set up

@PapaZsBees 9 ай бұрын

@abdulkheriganjar69-kh2rz 9 ай бұрын

@@PapaZsBees I want to invest in honey business I live Africa in Tanzania

@PapaZsBees 9 ай бұрын

Not sure if you have purchase a Flow Hive yet, but I just received a "Refer-a-friend" discount offer for $50 off a flow hive purchse. Here is the link: blue.mbsy.co/honeyflow/91083294

@user-yr9lu7xu5n 9 ай бұрын

Shouldn’t you leave some honey for the hive.

@PapaZsBees 9 ай бұрын

@A.Meymandi 7 ай бұрын

Stupid hive design😎 You should annoy bees to get a good honey harvest. It doesn't taste good when you don't bother them!😅😁

@musakocak4672 7 ай бұрын

greetings from Turkey. Can you help me make a hive? There are no hives like this in Turkey. Thank you.

@ssshebees2842 8 ай бұрын

Bees in the plastic produce plastic honey in your plastic world

@PapaZsBees 8 ай бұрын

Thanks for the comment , you are entitled to your opinion

@PapaZsBees 8 ай бұрын

Follow up : The type of food grade plastic used in our hives do NOT break down into microplastics that would impact either the bees or the honey.

@aquariusmoon771 9 ай бұрын

Stealing their food 🙄

@PapaZsBees 9 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching and your reply. It is a common one. There is a medium honey box (super), just below the flow super that is full of honey and is for the bees. As winter approaches, we will remove the flow super and store it, so the bees won't have to manage that space during the winter, which can be a major problem for them. they will live off the honey in the lower brood box, as well as the 40-50 lbs of honey in the medium. The medium is their storehouse and we never touch that. We also feed them some special fondant that has nutrients in it that help keep them from being sick over the long winter. In the spring, we let them refill their "storehouse" before put the flow super back on. We are only harvesting surplus honey, which the bees create automatically.

@andyalways8081 9 ай бұрын

How do youcheck quee. Health, bettles, inside the hive....everybody talks about extraction from a flow hive but nothing else

@PapaZsBees 9 ай бұрын

Below the honey super, it is just a standard Langstroth hive. You do everything (insp, mite checks and treatments just like any langstroth hive. I have several videos from this last week, where I do all those things on a Flow hive.

@PapaZsBees 9 ай бұрын

I created a playlist on my channel that contains all the videos we have done concerning the flow hives. As you will see, the vast majority of the videos don't concern, or even mention honey extraction. These will show the other tasks that need to be accomplished.

@saintjohncoleman8602 8 ай бұрын

Same as a regular hive.