Flow Hive Configurations - Flow Hive Instruction Manual

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FLOW HIVE CONFIGURATIONS

The Flow Super should be managed in the same way as a regular honey super.
Only add it once your colony is strong and established.
Your bees may not take to the Flow frames straight away. The two main things
we have found that increase the rate at which bees fill the frames for the first
time are lots of bees on the frames and a good nectar flow. For suggestions on
encouraging the bees to get working on the Flow Frames sooner, see:
www.honeyflow.com/troubleshooting-bees
STARTING YOUR COLONY
CONFIGURATION
It's important to get your brood box
humming before you add your Flow
Super. First set up your base, brood
box with frames, inner cover and roof
(as shown below) while your bees
are growing in number and building
comb. You can use the inner cover
plug to control bee access to your
roof while the colony is establishing.
ESTABLISHED COLONY
CONFIGURATION
Add your Flow Super with Flow
Frames once your colony is strong
and established. Place the queen
excluder between the brood box and
Flow Super. The inner cover is placed
on top of the super. It is possible
to add extra brood boxes or supers
once your colony is established
and expanding. Speak to your local
beekeeping club for region specific
advice.
Roof
Inner
cover
Brood
box
Base
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Roof
Inner
cover
Super
Queen
excluder
Brood
box
Base