# Adding boxes too soon

**URL:** <https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/adding-boxes-too-soon/6304>\
**Category:** Beekeeping - Basics\
**Created:** [April 10, 2016, 12:45pm UTC](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/adding-boxes-too-soon/6304 "2016-04-10T12:45:33Z")\
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**Author:** ![jape](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/db5fbb/32.png) [@jape](https://forum.honeyflow.com/u/jape)\
**Post date:** [April 11, 2016, 3:47am UTC](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/adding-boxes-too-soon/6304/21 "2016-04-11T03:47:32Z")

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**Author:** ![Dee](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.honeyflow.com/dee/32/5840_2.png) [@Dee](https://forum.honeyflow.com/u/Dee)\
**Post date:** [April 11, 2016, 6:38am UTC](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/adding-boxes-too-soon/6304/22 "2016-04-11T06:38:58Z")

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> [@Fireran](#):
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> @jape could you explain why you swap the two brood boxes when you add the third box? My third box will be the flow frames.

Jape runs colonies with lots of boxes.  
@Fireran When you add your Flow frame box put it on the top.

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