One Full Year with the Flow Hive for Honey Bees YES THEY WORK my Review Honey Extraction

[@sailingsolar]

Mr. Dunn, I would like to deservedly compliment you. I watch a lot of YT videos, on many topics and can say with no exception, your videos are in their own unique way in a class by themselves, in both content and presentation. You and your videos stands uniquely alone. I'm please I have found and thus can enjoy them. Best wishes to you and thank you for your efforts.

[@FrederickDunn]

Hi SailingSolar, wow! Thank you so much for that wonderful compliment. I try to improve with each video I make and your comment serves to let me know that I'm on the right track. Wishing you all the best!

[@erismondbaja8838]

@@FrederickDunn u are the best

[@mbgal7758]

That was funny when they rolled the jar off the table at the end 😂

[@FrederickDunn]

Thank you for watching all the way to the end Heather! :)

[@AmericansBee]

I laughed a little to be honest. 🤫

[@anneinspokane6744]

I'm obsessed with the Flow hives! I love watching the bees, too. Fred, your voice is so soothing--makes me feel very calm. :-)

[@FrederickDunn]

Thanks Anne, that's so nice of you! I hope you enjoy your flowhive experience :)

[@Tigers9596]

Wow, that honey looks good. Great shots! Love watching the cells drain and the honey dripping from the frames. Very informative!

[@FrederickDunn]

Thank you!

[@Swing355947]

I would also like to compliment you on your efforts to teach folks the finesses and art of bee keeping. Also, the ending shows an aerial shot of your solar panels. Thank you for being an excellent steward of our fragile planet, and thank you for showing us how to become better beekeepers.

[@FrederickDunn]

Thank you so much! :)

[@espen990]

Heyo, first comment! 5:14 Here in Norway we reduce the bee colony to one brood-box before wintering so they can huddle closer together. We also feed them something around 16 kg of sugar water for them to store and get through the season. Great video! Your whole flowhive video collection is very enjoyable. Your videos are of very high quality and I like the narrating (you have a nice narrator voice)

[@FrederickDunn]

Hi Espen, thank you so much! Yes, I'm a big fan of condensing the colony into smaller spaces. Here in our climate, I don't go smaller than two deeps, but if there is a small colony with few resources, one deep has been known to sustain them. It's very difficult to estimate a colony's ability to get through winter, I've often hived late season swarms that went into winter with one deep and been astonished to find them still going strong in spring, while a huge colony with over a hundred pounds of honey can huddle in place and die... the mysteries never cease. Thanks for sharing and for that nice compliment!

[@billvandenouden7302]

I just started learning about beekeeping been wanting to do it for a long time because where I live I don't see any more bees and by vegetation and fruit trees are suffering immensely your videos are awesome thank you so much

[@billvandenouden7302]

So did you like the flow system or not

[@brettgolden1145]

Thank YOU for showing your work. I can't wait to until my Flow Hives produce. Your videos have be so helpful.

[@FrederickDunn]

You are very welcome Brett, I hope all goes well with your bee colonies!

[@joecentrone7053]

Thanks for your video. I learned so much . This was my second video of yours that I watched and looking forward to seeing more. I find these so interesting . Thanks again. God 🙏 Bless.

[@FrederickDunn]

Glad it was helpful!

[@akabga]

The shots in this video are artistic and visually appealing. Great job

[@FrederickDunn]

Thanks Adam!

[@charizardag]

6:53 Bees: AAAH! (thud) ...we're ok! Great video

[@FrederickDunn]

:)

[@bubblegumplastic]

such a lovely summary. thank you, Mr Dunn 🌸🐝

[@FrederickDunn]

Thanks BubbleGum :)

[@SindreEide93]

I been looking in to bees for a long time and when I buy my own place instead of renting or at least move to a place I gonna stay for a good amount of years I will definetly get me 1 or 2 hives. At least one flow hive I guess. As of now I worked in 10 cities the last 2 years stretching from south in Norway to north. So I need to be settled down first for sure. I move around allot.

[@balakrishnan.m7057]

Mr. Dunn thanks for your video really you teach us very well can I know where I can buy that flow hive, and it's cost, Basically I'm from India

[@nof9395]

Thanks for this, I love watching bees and want to begin beekeeping soon

[@FrederickDunn]

You're welcome John!

[@garethpattinson8201]

because of your videos i have now ordered my flow hive. i am disabled and with this system i can now get the honey.

[@FrederickDunn]

That's wonderful news, I'm so glad my videos have been helpful to you :)

[@ghmichel72]

This was a great look at the Flow Hive ✊🏾 What is the shelf-life of 🍯 with 20%+ of water? Is there anything you can do to expand the shelf-life?

[@FrederickDunn]

If it's 20% water, you're headed to fermentation fast. You can STOP fermentation by putting the honey in the freezer. Far too many variables to put an exact expiration date on high water content honey.

[@rajinbin]

I know I'm a little late to the party, but I am trying to learn as much as I can before I get started with my first box. Any books you recommend? I want to avoid as many newbie and preventable problems as possible as I continue my learning. Thanks again for your time.

[@FrederickDunn]

When it comes to books for beekeepers, I always suggest studying the bees first and the rest will make more sense. Thomas Seeley has the best books that I can recomment - Honey Bee Democracy, The Lives of Bees, and then study the actual hives you want to work with. It all comes together.

[@MonkeyWithAKnife]

Great video, Mr Dunn you have gotten me interested in beekeeping over the couple of months i have been watching your videos, and would like you to know that i greatly enjoy them and eagerly await every new one.

[@FrederickDunn]

Hi Peter, Thank you so much! It is certainly a pleasure to share my experiences on KZbin with so many great people! I appreciate that you take the time to watch and learn with me :)

[@minimouette]

I must say, watching your videos abouth the flow hive really made me want to later start bee keping. (can't do that in an appartment lol). of course I'll contact someone to help me thought, I feel like it's a lot of little details that need to be learned. Lucky we are that there is some organisations here that help us start a bee colony in urban area and help us through the first years ^^

[@FrederickDunn]

Oh, that's wonderful and I'm so happy to be a part of your inspiration to care for bees :)

[@GATOREP]

Awesome!! So interesting and helpful tips!

[@FrederickDunn]

Thanks John, glad you enjoyed it!

[@williamduke2073]

Mr. Dunn, Thank you for the time you take to make such great videos. They are very informative and helpful. I have two hives. One is the traditional 6 frame flow and the other one is a flow super sitting on top on a two deep Langstroth hive. I have noticed that from the end view there is a gap between the frames and the side wall of each hive. The gap is about 1/8 to 3/16 in each hive. The bees have not starting working them hard as yet but the gaps look big enough for the bees to crawl through when the back panel is removed. Have you experienced this and what do you suggest for a fix?

[@FrederickDunn]

Hi William, the first Flow-Super I received had gaps much like the ones you mention here. The bees did get through them at first whenever I removed the back panel. BUT, they quickly sealed them up with propolis and it wasn't a problem after that. I can only assume that your bees will also close those up as mine did.

[@ruslndrzd2888]

Bravo!

[@bbqridge]

Very informative and also relaxing to watch . Great video Fred. Chas Greenway, Perth Australia

[@FrederickDunn]

Hi Chas, thank you so much! It's astounding that we can reach the other side of the world through KZbin. Thank you for taking the time to comment :)

[@lauvirbarcellosfilho5483]

Hello Friend! I'm from Brazil and would like to bring flow hive templates to my apiario, but I have some doubts about productivity. How many kg of honey does a seven-frame module produce? If you can answer me, I thank you very much. Thank you very much in advance

[@younginsong4355]

Also, Fred How densely populated in 10 frame langstroth box for the bees to move up and store honey? I mean from the beginning. What were the initial state of the brooding chamber? Would you be specific? 10 frames were almost full by the bees or then how full? Please Fred, be specific, it would be really appreciated. Initial conditions for the bees to move up and store. A lot of people said, bees aren't going up, despite the expensive flow Hive purchase with high hope. How long will it take for you to wait to see the bees were up and store?

[@FrederickDunn]

I can revisit this topic now, today I use a single deep for brood buildup and beginning honey stores, when they are at the 9th of a 10 frame box, I add a medium super and wait for them to cap most of the honey in that, then I put the flow-super on if there is still a strong nectar flow ahead. It's rare to get a spring harvest from a flow-super here where I live, but August tends to be very good.

[@MichaelShetler]

What do you do with flow super when winter is approaching yet there's uncapped honey?

[@FrederickDunn]

I use an escape board to remove all of the bees from it... when I'm ready to pack the hive down, and I test the combined honey for water content. If it's above 19% water, it goes directly into the drying tent until it's below 19% adn then it's good to go. I also put the emptied Flow Super on the hive again for 24 hours to have them clean out the cells if there are still plenty of warm days ahead.

[@nunoareia27]

Hi Frederick! great vídeo! when removing the flow super before winter, do the bees do some cleaning up for you or do you have to clean the frames yourself? or both?

[@FrederickDunn]

Thank you for that great question! The bees always do my cleanup :) In fall, the bee numbers are usually way up as resources go down, which means there are thousands of desperate foragers out and about. Any sugar sources, including extracted frames will be worked over instantly and then you can just put them away in storage for winter and replace then on surviving colonies in spring. Side note, when you set up a robbing location where this clean up happens, cover it from the sun, flow-frames are not designed to be exposed and the UV light will break down the plastics.

[@nunoareia27]

Frederick Dunn thank you very much for the advice!

[@FrederickDunn]

You're very welcome

[@markbsb7176]

You said you cannot leave the frames for the winter ? I thought it was a good idea to leave food for the bees?

[@FrederickDunn]

You are exactly right, I suggest leaving honey for the bees, I alsy say that you need to remove the flow-super. kzbin.info/www/bejne/eYvWeIlne52rmLM

[@mikelindner1134]

Very much enjoyed this and am looking to start bee keeping out here in St Louis soon with a Flow Hive. If you do find that honey candies in the Flow super what is your advice for how to remove that? Do you just wait until next season and let the bees work on it or is there a way to safely remove?

[@FrederickDunn]

Hi Mike, I'm originally from Kirkwood.... if there is solidified honey in the Flow-Frames, you can pull them and have the bees clean them up and then restore the Flow-Super... it's very practical to have a robbing station for purposes just like that.

[@Therealmkl]

Frederick Dunn awesome and thank you! Are you able to get any of the wax off the flow frames at all?

[@_jeffmental777]

谢谢您的讲解，非常受用。😊

[@FrederickDunn]

非常欢迎您，感谢您的观看并花时间发表评论。

[@AmericansBee]

Haven’t seen these yet. 🙏

[@lukeswetnam7700]

I really enjoyed this video! Lots if explanation!

[@BrandonsBees]

Hi Frederick, I put my Flow Super on my hive a couple of weeks ago and I have noticed a big difference between my bees from last year and the bees from this year. It seems like my bees from last year never used the Flow Frames but this year's bees are taking to them much quicker. They still haven't stored any nectar but they are building up the wax. How long did it take for your bees to actually begin storing nectar in the Flow Frames?

[@FrederickDunn]

Hi Brandon, some of my bees never did completely fill a flow-super, while others did a fantastic job and did two cycles. They are not all taking to the flow-frames equally. I wait in the spring until a nectar flow is on and then place the Flow-Super on the most promising colony. Again, I had one colony that never did complete the flowsupers.

[@ThelaziaCafe]

I really would love to see that whole presentation! I went to my local orchard and got myself a mentor, so i'll be working with him over the summer tending to his bees but I still want to soak up as much knowledge as I can along with experience. Ive got a question for you, I noticed on one of Honey Bee Honey's videos about AFB and EFB and burning hives, you commented and said you never had it... I was wondering, do you do treatments or are you against that? (im not judging either way, I just want to learn) And if you do, which ones? Im sorry if you've covered this in another video and I missed it.

[@FrederickDunn]

Hi Tim, please never apologize for a question, I'm always happy to answer. When it comes to AFB and EFB, I have never treated and (knock on wood) have never had it in my apiary. Getting your bees quarantined would be truly terrible and having to burn hives could end an apiary. That's one very good reason why you want to register your bees with the Dept. of Ag. they will alert you if AFB is in your vicinity so that you could then take preventive measures. For example, I wouldn't take in any swarms if someone had AFB in the area and never accept old dirty hive equipment from others, particularly frames of comb. My personal choice is not to treat and only work with survivor stock. I do understand why those with huge investments in bee yards are inclined to treat rather than go out of business. If anything, I would consider using oxalic acid vapor IF my mite counts went up and became a problem. For now, my varroa resistant bees are doing great at keeping mites down and almost non-detectable. As for the presentation, it was great, no extra seats, we had fun discussing bees and of course the flow system. Thanks for commenting!

[@ThelaziaCafe]

Ah, thank you! I was leaning toward non treatment after watching a few Michael Bush and Randy Oliver workshop/presentations and how they stressed care and work over treatment and "set it n forget it" beekeeping. I feel ive learned a lot already and I don't even have my hive yet. (you've helped with that too)

[@younginsong4355]

By the mistake, the drainage might not be completed then solidifying occurs then how to clean up that flow frame, soak-it-under-the-water will do to use again or never-be-used-again state?

[@FrederickDunn]

I just put the frames in the closed position and let the bees clean them out, works well. You can also dunk and rinse it in cold water if you want more than they can provide.

[@wayneweir9883]

Mr Dunn, You are the best bee keeping instructor on the internet. I want to thank you for your wisdom. I am a first year beekeeper and I was given 2 complete flow hives by my neighbor and LOVE them. I wont bore you with my complete experiences with them but one thing I have to tell you about. I started my hives in early March this year 2019. Hive 1 started out with 4 nuc frames and a full compliment of bees and hive 2 got 4 frames of nuc but 75% of the bees were dead from transport. Fast forward to now May 27th and hive 1 still hasnt touched the honey flow super but that is probably because last month they swarmed. I caught them and started hive 3 but I dont have a honey flow super on that one. Now hive 2 has regained its colony thru reproduction and is my strongest hive. In fact they have filled the flow hive super and I am going to take some of the honey from it as soon as I know the frame is completely (or near completely) capped. 3 months into bee keeping with a Honey Flow hive that everybody was telling me that they didnt like the gimmick hive. I guess I showed them.... LOL Now what I want to thank you for is I was wondering what do I do after the honey is extracted. Your video is the only one that shows what I should do after draining the frame and what to do over the winter. You take it all the way to fruition and I thank you for that. Keep up the good work.

[@FrederickDunn]

Hi Wayne, thanks for this excellent and inspiring comment! I'm so glad you were able to obtain a working flowhive even with the beekeeper negativity :) I'll never understand the anti-Flow group of folks that don't even want to hear from someone for whom it's been working well. I'm so glad to have provided some useful information for you!

[@wayneweir9883]

@@FrederickDunn Is there any way I can send you a short video? I just took it and would like for you to see it. You are my mentor so any comments would be greatly appreciated.

[@wayneweir9883]

You can disregard this post I found your .com thanks Wayne

[@FrederickDunn]

@@wayneweir9883 I can't watch that through email... I'm on a dsl line and just can't handle large files... sorry :(

[@wayneweir9883]

@@FrederickDunn I posted it to You tube so here is the link, studio.kzbin.info2-IMh9f_Q9k/edit?Fmy_videos

[@rawkusrex]

wow... where you live is just beautiful.

[@FrederickDunn]

Northeastern United States :) Thank you, I think so too!

[@aichaaadari5805]

مرحبا

[@peterfletcher8951]

Me too. I always say I live in a particularly pretty part of our country, here in my little corner of western Massachusetts. I purchased the original flow hive as a "founding supporter" although actually started with a langstroth this spring when I thought I couldn't install a nuc into it. Found out otherwise as time/learning went on. So, next year when I install a nuc into my six flow frame flow hive, I should have an extra langstroth 8 frame for a second brood box, correct?

[@connect741]

Fantastic video Mr. Dunn: I am a newbee and transferred my first Nuc the second week in March of this year. The bees quickly filled out the the 8 frame deep, got 3/4 through my second 8 Frame deep --- Then I put on my Flow Hive Super. Then everything slowed down. The bees have put nectar in about half the middle two frames and took a siesta. I live in Central Florida - any thoughts or did you experience similar behaviors in your other hives? Thank you

[@FrederickDunn]

That is a common experience and progress will be completely dependent on local nectar resources. Each zone has its own dearth periods and that's when the bees will back off and the Queen may even suspend laying for a time period. When a nectar flow gets heavy, they "should" continue to expand their stores. It can be frustrating to observe your end panel action and see nearly full cells one day, only to see them empty a week later on. I had a very strong colony that simply never did complete filling the Flow-Super, so I removed it and put it on another, more promising colony. But I am in the Northeast and we get weather setbacks very often. I'm not sure what the resources are in your area, but I would think Florida would be ideal :)

[@connect741]

This I guess is why it is recommended by experienced beekeepers to have two hive instead one. Thanks for the reply and enjoy your videos, content, and delivery.

[@FrederickDunn]

You're welcome, yes, always a good idea to have two or more hives.

[@markissboi3583]

🐝 2017 i Actually got Given a jar Honey off a flow hive beside the wimmera River vic OZ Pollen off the gum trees & wheat etc the honey flowed so easy U cud drink it Best honey i ever tasted Now i can only buy honey in city that wont flow like the Rivera honey 🚶‍♀️🌳 walking along the River 2017 Never seen so many wild Hives in tree holes🐝🦘 👍

[@walkerlone]

Before making the decision to harvest the honey, do you recommend lifting the super frames up in order to check that all cells are capped?

[@ellea3344]

That is they only way to ensure all cells are capped.

[@FrederickDunn]

I have yet to find a flow-frame that was capped at the edges while not capped in the center, though it is "possible" it is unlikely and follow up testing is always recommended. It's not just a flow-super issue, there are many traditional harvesters that pull frames that are often only partially capped, performing "shake-tests" and other practical measures to test honey ripeness. Completely capped cells are a sure bet.

[@Zonkin]

Thank you for high quality videos, and your honest opinions.

[@FrederickDunn]

You're very welcome Carl, thank you for taking the time to comment :)

[@stacyeandrew2]

Once you have brood in those caps what can you do? Do you now remove the queen and the let them emerge or do you have to clean those out of there? And if so how would you do that?

[@FrederickDunn]

Let the Queen return to the lower boxes, allow the brood to hatch out and the bees clean the cells up fine and it's returned to a honey super without a hitch. :)

[@magnuseriksson5547]

Do you still use the Flow Hive? How does it compare to other hives? Are they worth the money?

[@FrederickDunn]

I still use them, and they are my wife's favorite honey collecting system. You get cleaner and better tasting honey from Flow supers since there is no honey processing involved, and smoke particles are not contributing to the honey. At Hive Life 2023, the Dark Honey category first place winner was from a Flow Hive. Largest honey competition in the U.S. in over 10 years. BUT, they do remain very expensive. So, "worth it" really comes down to how you want to spend your resources.

[@magnuseriksson5547]

@@FrederickDunn I have a farm already, with a number of different enterprises. Adding bees would help, for pasture plants, berry bushes, fruit trees and the veggie garden. But... time is the most limited resource. And money, I guess, but if I can spend more money to save a bit of time, that will probably be worth it. I also live in a cold climate with long winters of 10-30 below zero celsius. So that's a bit of the context I'm in. Most beekeepers in my part of the world use conventional hives. But I am still very curious of the Flow Hive.

[@DianeHasHopeInChrist]

The jar rolling off reminded me of drunks....lol

[@kamrulislamemad3036]

My name is Kamrul, I am live in Bangladesh, how much to buy flow hive?

[@ldiver61]

another super video - thanks

[@FrederickDunn]

You're very welcome, thanks for commenting!

[@96applemac]

What a great vid!

[@FrederickDunn]

Glad you liked it!

[@younginsong4355]

this video jumped from the setting of flowfive and then move to harvest? ^_^

[@5oopt]

mr. dunn with those solar panels you can fill your annual electricity needs? i would to do the same things in my hometown thanks

[@FrederickDunn]

Hi Fame, Yes, my solar system more than covers my electrical needs. It's a 10kw system and we grid tied, but receive surplus credits from the utility.

[@purplecookie687]

How can we guarantee we don't smash bees when we turn the key as we can see inside and bees can usually still be working in some or many cells and we will get pieces of bees in the honey

[@FrederickDunn]

I've been using Flow-Frames since 2015. Not one single bee has been smushed, or mutilitated when the frames get cycled. I do however, observe lots of bees getting smashed when traditional supers are removed from hives for processing. Also, no bee parts have shown up in the honey as it travels through the tubes and into the jars. So bee parts are not being cut off and emending themselves into the honey. I highly suspect that this kind of speculation has come from those who have never owned and used Flow-Supers. Thanks for asking.

[@purplecookie687]

@@FrederickDunn Thanks for the reply! Yes iv never owned one but I watched a video of a guys review and he said we can't see inside the middle, if bees have there heads in unsealed cell still filling them (or one side has brood?) they could be crushed when turning the key. I'm just learning this stuff 😃 very interesting . Do industrial beekepers use flow hives btw?

[@younginsong4355]

At 6:35, remove flowframe after the last extraction in the fall ... -.- OK the above situation is like brooding box and then 1st flowhive box and then 2nd flowHive box??? So, you are talking about 2nd flowhive extraction, 1) after remove extracted the 2nd flowhive box, the last extraction, bees are still have first flowhive box that you showed for the winter, right? I assumed bees would fill the extracted 2nd flowhive box with maximillian and aster flowers... If not, the bee would survive with only one hive super above. Are you saying this?

[@FrederickDunn]

There is a deep brood box, then a super "standard box" and then ONE Flow-Super - The flow super gets filled twice on average and then is removed, leaving the two lower boxes on for winter. Only one of the upper boxes is a Flow-Frame Design. The other two are standard. So, in your bee yard you would have one deep, at least one additional medium just for the bees and then the Flow-Super.

[@LowPriceEdition]

Why is there a coloration difference between honey extracted from frames in the same hive? Are the bees segregating something?

[@FrederickDunn]

Yes, the bees fill sections of the honey frames and organize the nectar by floral source. So when there are many different sources in bloom, the foragers arrive in groups and transfer their nectar to hive bees that will deposit the honey in clusters and often entire frames will be from a single source, while another frame next to it will be from another source which is coming from another group of foragers. It's very interesting, though at the end of the summer the varieties are reduced and each frame looks much the same. Early spring nectar flows produce the most diversity where I live.

[@anhadsolutions5344]

very nice

[@shaunroberts9361]

This was awesome.

[@melissagrace740]

love bees! thank you!

[@FrederickDunn]

You're welcome and I'm glad you do Melissa :)

[@ramtilaakchintu8863]

If you leave the queen excluder throughout the winter, isn't the queen trapped at the bottom of the hive? How does it feed when all of the honey at the bottom is finished. It also wont be able to cluster with the rest of the bees if they move to the top of the hive right? Anyone can clear this for me I'd be grateful.

[@FrederickDunn]

Hi Ink Turtle, that's why I recommend removing the flowsuper at end of harvest. AND that you place the Queen Excluder on during use. The Flow-Supers for observation purposes which were left ON during winter, did not have Queen Excluders in use. You are absolutely correct, a Queen Excluder during winter would be a bad idea and should not be done.

[@arnaldospicacciminervini5155]

Great video!

[@FrederickDunn]

Thank you Arnaldo!

[@abraham8885]

Is it required to remove the queen cells from brood box to avoid forming new colonies and leave the box. How is that? Please explain

[@FrederickDunn]

You don't have to remove new queen cells from your brood frames, particularly if you want a new queen and are comfortable allowing the bees to swarm out. I do allow many of my colonies to re-queen on their own and that's how they mix genetically with local feral bees and hopefully come back to the hive mated. Most of my swarms land on nearby trees and I simply collect and rehive them. IF you don't want a swarm and you have a good laying queen, then remove queen cells when you find them. You can just cut them out with a sharp knife. It's all a matter of what you're wanting to do with your colonies. In the past, I have doubled my colonies in a season just by allowing swarms to happen.

[@duendesalazar1854]

awesome video 👍👍🍺

[@luismoreno6659]

como sabes si estan todas las celdas operculadas ???...... How do you know if all the cells are sealed?

[@FrederickDunn]

Ovservation through the side windows and end frames.

[@luismoreno6659]

@@FrederickDunn OK thanks!!!.

[@crappo8459]

Thanks for sharing

[@siddiquewadiwala3760]

Please,Details of testing instruments?

[@FrederickDunn]

Details are in the video description.

[@siddiquewadiwala3760]

@@FrederickDunn Not found,about testing instruments.

[@younginsong4355]

Fred, where (which means the brandname and model number ) of refratometer that you are using? May I ask?

[@FrederickDunn]

www.amazon.com/Refractometer-Moisture-Molasses-Keeping-Supplies/dp/B01LWAFVVN/ref=sr_1_5?keywords=refractometer&qid=1554483807&s=gateway&sr=8-5

[@fzthreadthreadandcrochet6732]

it's amazing. 👍👍👍👍👌

[@FrederickDunn]

I agree :)

[@islamourlife9067]

How can I get it

[@FrederickDunn]

There is a link in the video description.

[@Sqeptick]

How would you have handled it if your honey was too wet?

[@FrederickDunn]

That's a great question and I am happy not have ever had that problem. IF during testing, I find that the water content is too high, then I have to put it in a small room with a dehumidifier and fans blowing over the top of the open honey bucket until the water content is acceptable.

[@arnaldospicacciminervini5155]

Just swarmed! Help Frederick!

[@FrederickDunn]

I hope you can catch them and expand your apiary :)

[@arnaldospicacciminervini5155]

I was successful. Put them in a new hive. Since it is a new warré and I use Dadant I did not have any comb to put inside. So I closed them inside with a feeder in our garage. Will wait for comb to be made and in a few days will brign them out.

[@FrederickDunn]

I'm glad you successfully collected and hived them. I personally would place them in the bee yard where they will continue to be, but if the garage method has worked for you in the past, I won't judge :)

[@arnaldospicacciminervini5155]

What if you had a new hive a swarm and no extra comb. How do you make the bees stay in the new hive?

[@FrederickDunn]

I have often placed swarms in one Deep Box with Piergo wax coated frames and they went straight to work in building comb. If you see them building come in the box, they approve and will stay. Making 50/50 sugar water available helps them draw out the comb.

[@adv.manojbadgujar8469]

Where do i get flow hive in India?

[@FrederickDunn]

Please follow the link in the video description, their website will share what countries they are selling in.

[@simmonsjn8]

Gorgeous! What part of the world are you in?

[@FrederickDunn]

This presentation was in Erie PA at the Tom Ridge Center.

[@simmonsjn8]

@@FrederickDunn I have heard of people leaving the flow hive on the colony over winter. And even top feeding with them on. Did you have any issues with the first use leaking a lot into your hive? I have heard you have that happen until the bees fill all the cracks and crevices in. So I guess why would you clean your flow hives and go through that every year the first harvest?

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[@zlatkonikolic2230]

Sir, please write me how much the hive costs and how much it gives a kilo of honey a year, thank you in advance

[@FrederickDunn]

please just click the link in the video description. Honey sales are regional, but each frame when capped will produce 1/2 gallon of honey, so 3 gallons of honey per flow-super would be standard for each harvest.

[@PoljoprivrednoGazdinstvoTodic]

Шта ако се мед кристалише у саћу? Шта онда радити?

[@FrederickDunn]

Можете уклонити оквире и дати пчеле да их очисте на станици за храњење, или их можете једноставно опрати топлом водом и поново инсталирати. Možete ukloniti okvire i dati pčele da ih očiste na stanici za hranjenje, ili ih možete jednostavno oprati toplom vodom i ponovo instalirati.

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[@sammyd7857]

The bees make the water content automatically so no need to test it.

[@FrederickDunn]

HI Sammy, I had to test it in order to answer those who stated that the Flow-Hive only has "runny honey". You are correct, capped honey is ready to go and requires no further testing.

[@hhardwick3]

Sammy D if you intend to store and/or sell honey, moisture content is relevant, may be government regulated and depends on where you live. In the UK there are specific allowable percentages based on type of honey being sold (like heather honey for instance). Some honey is too “runny” and will ferment in storage, so no, not all bees are regulating perfect honey for human use, even if it IS perfectly fine for the bees.

[@barryfoster8859]

Am I wrong but have you moved from a backyard beekeeper with excellent advice to a peddler of flow hives?

[@FrederickDunn]

Hi Barry, you'd be wrong... beekeeping is always at the center of what I do. Mentioning or testing specific hive designs will always just be a part of the beekeeping experience. This video was flow-centered.

[@barryfoster5031]

Hi, thanks for the reassurance. I have two flow hives and indeed they seem to work. My hives were ruined buns sudden infection of wax moths. The bees up and left😢 I now need more bees. I’m handicapped buy my health, I have stage four prostrate cancer. My experience was much the same as yours

[@puntkomma3303]

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[@FrederickDunn]

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[@ToxicVaccines_HivHoax]

Excellent! Very well made informative video! 👍👍

[@FrederickDunn]

Thank you so much! :)

[@ToxicVaccines_HivHoax]

+Frederick Dunn - Thank you for your great work sir! 👍

[@ellea3344]

I'm sure you have mentioned this before, and I know you have experienced it. I watched your video on a flow hive harvest, and you noted the pretty astonishing differences in color (and thus the flavor) between the different frames. And in this video, I see you draining 2 frames into one jar. I suppose if you are looking for consistency in order to sell the honey and have all the containers of honey look the same that makes sense. It just makes me sad to see one of the great benefits of the flow hive being negated (the ability to get different varieties of honey).

[@iamchillydogg]

Stacey E Frames next to each other can have similar honey.

[@ellea3344]

+iamchillydogg Frames can be filled with brood too. That wasn't the point. Frames CAN contain different shades (and flavors) of honey. Especially for a singular hive, or hobbyist, who doesn't have their hive stationed in the middle of a several acre clover field, and who's bees draw from a variety of pollen from week to week during pollination season. Check out his other videos of Flow Hive extraction and you'll see that HIS flow hive produced different shades of honey from frame to frame. Hence the question to HIM as to why he chose to combine the honey from frames this time.

[@FrederickDunn]

Hi Stacey, during the second harvest from that super, you could see the colors at the end of the frames. The bees didn't produce the wide variety they did prior and several frames were the same (golden rod) while a couple of them were from asters. Didn't get the fantastic array as the first harvest. I definitely wouldn't combine them if they were distinctively different. You're right, the variety and ability to preserve the differences is one of the great advantages of flow harvesting :)

[@ellea3344]

+Fredrick Dunn Thank you for answering. : ) That is a really cool feature of the Flow Hive. I figured you had a good reason. I imagine it is pretty cool when you do get different varieties. Have you considered having friends over for a Honey Tasting party? How would you present the honey? With beer, I'd use large shot glasses. Wine you just rinse your glass. Maybe you'd present it like with Caviar, perhaps on small medal spoons. Love the videos. I'm jealous of your honey!

[@FrederickDunn]

Hi Stacey, I'm actually pretty private, so no taste testing here :) The tasting we do is with tiny bamboo spoons in our neck of the woods and you're right, it's fun. Most of the honey tasting and judging is done at our County Fair just once a year and that's a great time for fun and fellowship. Thank you for watching and for your comments/questions! P.S. I don't like beer, I'm a wine guy (';')