Bees not using the flow frames

Hi Jimmy,
Looks like your bees have not finished building out the brood box, you’ll need to give them more time. There’s not much nectar coming in at the moment in Sydney. I checked a couple of boxes before coming into the office this morning to steal some stores to save a dying colony in the Nuc next door, and they were light on for making honey. Chances are at this time of the year, your bees will not go up and wax the gaps in the Flow, they will prioritise finishing off the brood chamber. If the Flow super is completely empty of honey stores, then consider removing it altogether however if there are some stores in the middle then leave it for the bees over winter. There is a possibility they may bring in some nectar.

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