Add the super without the queen excluder

[Faroe]

Here are some nice pics and reasons why you wouldn’t want to do it

Brood in Flow frames

I just completed my Spring inspection for my flow hive. It is a 10 frame (7 Flow frame) set up with 2 brood boxes and the Flow super. I haven’t run a queen excluder, however after today I think I will. Two weeks ago I put the second brood box in at the bottom (a nadairing type of arrangement). The inspection showed the flow frames to be full of brood (a good pattern too). The hive is strong with lots of brood and some food, but not an abundance. There were no queen cells, so it appears that s…

Brood in flow frames really a problem?

Being part of several different beekeeping groups and talking to local beekeepers around me (midwest United States), I have learned that the norm around me for hive setup includes using either two or three deeps for brood chambers and then supering WITHOUT a queen excluder. Most people around me actually call them “honey excluders”. Of course, most of these folks are beeks who are not currently using flow frames. These folks would also say that they are not in the least worried about the quee…