# Wintering your Flow Hive **URL:** https://forum.honeyflow.com/c/beekeeping-basics/wintering-your-flow-hive-flow-frames/33.md?page=1 [Latest](https://forum.honeyflow.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.honeyflow.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.honeyflow.com/tags.md) **Page:** 2 --- ## [Wintering Preparation SouthEast Queensland](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/wintering-preparation-southeast-queensland/34469)
**Author:** [@Dazs\_life](https://forum.honeyflow.com/u/Dazs_life)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2023, 9:37pm UTC](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/wintering-preparation-southeast-queensland/34469 "2023-03-12T21:37:30Z")
Hi Guys I’ve enjoyed my first season with the bees. i started in June 22 with a Nuc from @JeffH . BTW, if your looking for bees in SEQLD, dont go past Jeff’s, they are incredable. Plasid and very hard working. I’ve gon… --- ## [Should the Flow super be removed Instagram post](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/should-the-flow-super-be-removed-instagram-post/34316)
**Author:** [@chau06](https://forum.honeyflow.com/u/chau06)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2023, 11:38pm UTC](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/should-the-flow-super-be-removed-instagram-post/34316 "2023-02-09T23:38:38Z")
Not sure if anyone caught Flow’s post that shared a Flow Hive user in Canada with her flow super on over winter - I asked and @KieranPI replied that the flow super can be left on over winter. I sent a message to the actu… --- ## [Bees absconded so close to winter?](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/bees-absconded-so-close-to-winter/34095)
**Author:** [@kevw1987](https://forum.honeyflow.com/u/kevw1987)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2023, 12:15am UTC](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/bees-absconded-so-close-to-winter/34095 "2023-01-11T00:15:53Z")
Hi everyone hope your bees are all settled down for the winter. I am a uk based beekeeper in the south east, Iv had two flow hives for 3 yrs now had varying success now between swarms and cold snaps it’s been testing but… --- ## [Feeding over winter](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/feeding-over-winter/34111)
**Author:** [@Savo](https://forum.honeyflow.com/u/Savo)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2022, 11:04pm UTC](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/feeding-over-winter/34111 "2022-12-24T23:04:05Z")
How do you return the stored honey in the flow super frames back to the bees to sustain them over winter.? --- ## [Bees absconded. Here's what happened](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/bees-absconded-heres-what-happened/34098)
**Author:** [@KShep](https://forum.honeyflow.com/u/KShep)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2022, 8:18pm UTC](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/bees-absconded-heres-what-happened/34098 "2022-12-24T20:18:35Z")
First year. All was well so I waited until a warm-ish day in October to harvest honey from the super. I took from 3/7 frames. A couple of weeks ago in November I went to take the super off and put it in our basement. The… --- ## [Southern California Hive Wintering?](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/southern-california-hive-wintering/34072)
**Author:** [@Salem](https://forum.honeyflow.com/u/Salem)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2022, 5:51am UTC](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/southern-california-hive-wintering/34072 "2022-12-11T05:51:02Z")
Hello all, This is my first winter keeping bees. Should I be doing anything special to my Flow Hive to allow the bees an easier time through the winter? I live in Los Angeles. Temperatures should not go to freezing. … --- ## [Top feeding in the winter in Michigan?](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/top-feeding-in-the-winter-in-michigan/33973)
**Author:** [@Tom\_Frederick](https://forum.honeyflow.com/u/Tom_Frederick)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2022, 8:36pm UTC](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/top-feeding-in-the-winter-in-michigan/33973 "2022-11-17T20:36:57Z")
Should I be top feeding in the winter in Michigan? The bees are not eating as fast and the moisture is causing mold on the top cover??? Continuing the discussion from Are these robbers or my bees?: --- ## [Northern California Harvesting](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/northern-california-harvesting/31636)
**Author:** [@jadsmalls](https://forum.honeyflow.com/u/jadsmalls)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2022, 11:24am UTC](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/northern-california-harvesting/31636 "2022-10-19T11:24:35Z")
Located in Northern California, this is my first hive and getting mixed advice from local beekeepers. I have a Flow Hybrid with packed brood box and lots of honey stores but only 3 partially capped flow frames up above.… --- ## [Bees after taking flow super off for winter](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/bees-after-taking-flow-super-off-for-winter/33776)
**Author:** [@Nick14](https://forum.honeyflow.com/u/Nick14)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2022, 8:57pm UTC](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/bees-after-taking-flow-super-off-for-winter/33776 "2022-10-09T20:57:33Z")
Hi, year 1 beek here. After researching in here and YouTube I removed my flow super for the winter and left the frames near the brood box hive for the bees to clean them. The bees have formed small beard type clumps on t… --- ## [Overwintering flow frames](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/overwintering-flow-frames/32393)
**Author:** [@Karby](https://forum.honeyflow.com/u/Karby)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2022, 10:47pm UTC](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/overwintering-flow-frames/32393 "2022-09-20T22:47:42Z")
Hi all. Just a quick question, is it ok to overwinter the flow frames in a long langstroth with a board in front so the bees can’t access them? --- ## [Queen in Upper box?](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/queen-in-upper-box/33630)
**Author:** [@D\_JBees](https://forum.honeyflow.com/u/D_JBees)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2022, 6:17pm UTC](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/queen-in-upper-box/33630 "2022-09-15T18:17:09Z")
So i was doing my final harvest on the weekend and pulled the Flow Frames and excluder off the hive and did a deep dive down into the remaining brood box and honey super (the super I leave for the bees over winter ). It… --- ## [Bees carrying out white stuff?](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/bees-carrying-out-white-stuff/33606)
**Author:** [@Cora](https://forum.honeyflow.com/u/Cora)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2022, 12:01am UTC](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/bees-carrying-out-white-stuff/33606 "2022-09-11T00:01:08Z")
Hello everyone! Quick question hopefully someone can answer. My bees are carrying out and dropping off on the front of the hive instead of flying it further(probably because it’s raining) some white sort of stuff and als… --- ## [Bees hopefully surviving the winter](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/bees-hopefully-surviving-the-winter/33532)
**Author:** [@Cora](https://forum.honeyflow.com/u/Cora)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2022, 11:49am UTC](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/bees-hopefully-surviving-the-winter/33532 "2022-08-30T11:49:49Z")
Hi everyone, newbee here! We made a rough mistake right off the bat. We went from the one brood box and instead of adding another we added the flow frames box. We’re now almost into September. I got some advice from some… --- ## [Moving 2nd box prior to winter and mite treatment on Cape Cod](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/moving-2nd-box-prior-to-winter-and-mite-treatment-on-cape-cod/33350)
**Author:** [@Petra\_Schaefer](https://forum.honeyflow.com/u/Petra_Schaefer)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2022, 9:20pm UTC](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/moving-2nd-box-prior-to-winter-and-mite-treatment-on-cape-cod/33350 "2022-07-20T21:20:15Z")
Hello, I am new to beekeeping and have a flowhive 2. I got a nuc in May and added a second box in June under the original box and later I added a flow hive. Should I move the second box on top of the first before wint… --- ## [Will I leave Super on or take it off?](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/will-i-leave-super-on-or-take-it-off/33026)
**Author:** [@IanV](https://forum.honeyflow.com/u/IanV)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2022, 9:33am UTC](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/will-i-leave-super-on-or-take-it-off/33026 "2022-05-25T09:33:55Z")
Hello, as we have reasonable winters here in the Hunter and looking into all the advice of leaving the super on or off during winter, I had decided to leave the super on as it had a good amount of honey and the bees were… --- ## [Partial Uncapped Nectar - Packing Down for Winter](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/partial-uncapped-nectar-packing-down-for-winter/32847)
**Author:** [@Staskb](https://forum.honeyflow.com/u/Staskb)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2022, 7:41am UTC](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/partial-uncapped-nectar-packing-down-for-winter/32847 "2022-05-01T07:41:14Z")
Hi folks - I have packed down my FH2+ to one box but I have two frames left over with partially uncapped honey in them. I shook the frames over the hive (bees got nectar on them!!!) but some nectar is still in the frames… --- ## [First winter season](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/first-winter-season/32696)
**Author:** [@Grumpybum](https://forum.honeyflow.com/u/Grumpybum)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2022, 10:55pm UTC](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/first-winter-season/32696 "2022-04-25T22:55:47Z")
Hi, new to the forum but I’ve done a lot of reading. I’m based in Perth Australia and am coming up to my first winter with my flow hive. Perth winters are relatively tame compared to other places in the world but was hop… --- ## [Leaving a flow super on in Victorian Winter, what are the risks?](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/leaving-a-flow-super-on-in-victorian-winter-what-are-the-risks/32407)
**Author:** [@MissLB](https://forum.honeyflow.com/u/MissLB)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2022, 12:17am UTC](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/leaving-a-flow-super-on-in-victorian-winter-what-are-the-risks/32407 "2022-02-16T00:17:29Z")
Hi All, I am very new to this, to the point I just got my new hive and installed a Nuc of bees. They are still filling out the brood box so I have not yet added the super. What risks are there if I install the super bef… --- ## [Winter and Bee keeping in Scotland - recommendations?](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/winter-and-bee-keeping-in-scotland-recommendations/14424)
**Author:** [@Hilary](https://forum.honeyflow.com/u/Hilary)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2022, 1:49am UTC](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/winter-and-bee-keeping-in-scotland-recommendations/14424 "2022-02-14T01:49:45Z")
I live in Scotland and am a community development worker for a charity addressing sustainability. I am seeking funding for the charity to keep bees as, amongst other things, an educational tool. I worked with school kids… --- ## [No dead bees, hungry possum](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/no-dead-bees-hungry-possum/32352)
**Author:** [@chau06](https://forum.honeyflow.com/u/chau06)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2022, 4:06pm UTC](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/no-dead-bees-hungry-possum/32352 "2022-02-02T16:06:35Z")
I was wondering why I didn’t see many dead bees around the front of the hive and noticed some bite marks on the landing board. Well, I found my answer… --- ## [Winter losses in Montana](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/winter-losses-in-montana/14344)
**Author:** [@John\_Yeager](https://forum.honeyflow.com/u/John_Yeager)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2022, 7:44pm UTC](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/winter-losses-in-montana/14344 "2022-01-04T19:44:31Z")
So around the end of February I had a warm day that was pretty calm. I took off the lids and peeked under the wood chips in the moisture quilts I have on top of my three hives. All three were still alive. Today I went… --- ## [Dumb questions....Winterizing (NE Ohio)](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/dumb-questions-winterizing-ne-ohio/31418)
**Author:** [@amandainohio](https://forum.honeyflow.com/u/amandainohio)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2021, 12:11am UTC](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/dumb-questions-winterizing-ne-ohio/31418 "2021-11-09T00:11:04Z")
A couple of dumb, basic questions… so thanks in advance for humoring me as I learn…just trying not to kill my bees over the winter. I was at my local bee club meeting this week (NE Ohio/ Cleveland area), but they won’t … --- ## [Uk over wintering qe](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/uk-over-wintering-qe/31632)
**Author:** [@Beequeen](https://forum.honeyflow.com/u/Beequeen)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2021, 10:05pm UTC](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/uk-over-wintering-qe/31632 "2021-10-10T22:05:07Z")
I am getting my girls ready for winter here in the north uk. I have just the brood box, no super. I have insulated the roof, fitted mouse guard and entrance reducer, done varroa treatment, placed fondant over the crown b… --- ## [Newbee with transition to wintering questions](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/newbee-with-transition-to-wintering-questions/31400)
**Author:** [@JENLYNN](https://forum.honeyflow.com/u/JENLYNN)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2021, 6:15pm UTC](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/newbee-with-transition-to-wintering-questions/31400 "2021-09-12T18:15:09Z")
Hello all - This is my first post so forgive me if I break any etiquette or post protocols. Maybe there is already a post on my questions. I appreciate anyone’s advice and thoughts on my particular situation. I live in… --- ## [Wintering bees in cold climates](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/wintering-bees-in-cold-climates/31327)
**Author:** [@Tom\_Frederick](https://forum.honeyflow.com/u/Tom_Frederick)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2021, 12:48pm UTC](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/wintering-bees-in-cold-climates/31327 "2021-09-02T12:48:42Z")
I need help from beekeepers in cold, snowy climates… I just watched this awesome video about harvesting honey with Cedar. I was confused about what he said about adding a second brood box. When I set up the hive, I th… --- ## [Need Advice on Hive Location, Melbourne Australia](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/need-advice-on-hive-location-melbourne-australia/31237)
**Author:** [@Frank\_Neo](https://forum.honeyflow.com/u/Frank_Neo)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2021, 4:26am UTC](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/need-advice-on-hive-location-melbourne-australia/31237 "2021-09-01T04:26:12Z")
I am about to get a flow hive and start my Beekeeping journey. I live in a 3 level townhouse and there is limited space for me to place the beehive. (1) The first location is the Rooftop. However, the roof access … --- ## [Second brood box in cold climates (Michigan)](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/second-brood-box-in-cold-climates-michigan/31224)
**Author:** [@Tom\_Frederick](https://forum.honeyflow.com/u/Tom_Frederick)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2021, 1:21am UTC](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/second-brood-box-in-cold-climates-michigan/31224 "2021-08-21T01:21:53Z")
I have a new Flow hive (first year bee keeper) that started from a Nuc. The hive is prospering. I added a second brood box when the bottom was filling up. I added a Flow super when the second box was about 60% full. … --- ## [How should I store my Flow super](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/how-should-i-store-my-flow-super/30801)
**Author:** [@AmandaB](https://forum.honeyflow.com/u/AmandaB)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2021, 11:00am UTC](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/how-should-i-store-my-flow-super/30801 "2021-08-16T11:00:38Z")
I have just taken off my flow super, which I was using temporarily until I my new brood box arrived in order to give my bees more room and prevent swarming. They had started to seal the cells and were placing nectar in s… --- ## [Where is the best location for feed?](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/where-is-the-best-location-for-feed/30940)
**Author:** [@JesseH2O](https://forum.honeyflow.com/u/JesseH2O)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2021, 4:01pm UTC](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/where-is-the-best-location-for-feed/30940 "2021-07-12T16:01:32Z")
Hello everyone! Good morning from colorful Colorado:) So I am adding my 2nd deep today for my new 4 day old first colony. It’s been over 90 degrees everyday here and looks to stay that way for awhile. Watching the girls … --- ## [Winter inspection, how often is this needed in Canberra winter](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/winter-inspection-how-often-is-this-needed-in-canberra-winter/30786)
**Author:** [@KSJ](https://forum.honeyflow.com/u/KSJ)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2021, 9:00pm UTC](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/winter-inspection-how-often-is-this-needed-in-canberra-winter/30786 "2021-06-23T21:00:22Z")
Hi new beek in Canberra, is there anyone on this forum located in Canberra? I am looking for some advice on opening up a hive to inspect in winter. Should I do this in winter or not? If so, how regularly should I do this… [Previous page](https://forum.honeyflow.com/c/beekeeping-basics/wintering-your-flow-hive-flow-frames/33.md) [Next page](https://forum.honeyflow.com/c/beekeeping-basics/wintering-your-flow-hive-flow-frames/33.md?page=2)