It is. The Flow hive boxes are EXACTLY the same size as a Langstroth Deep Box. Standard Langstroth Deep frames fit into them perfectly.
Golden Co here. Second year keeper. Got a 4 frame for Christmas, supposed to arrive in April!
-Charles
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Welcome @Charles_Kline. Iām just down the road in Lakewood! Very excited to get started! Iāll be getting my nuc in May sometime. I have everything ready, received my frames last week.
Tim
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Hi Charles, we are also in Golden. We are first time bee keepers and are awaiting the arrival of our flow hive. Would love to hear how itās going for you.
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Hi Kelly, Iām south of Castle Rockā¦not too far from you. Did you get your flow hive set up yet? we just built ours this w/e.
Nicki
New Beekeeper here, from Boulder. I have brood boxes for the bees that will arrive in two weeks, and will have faith that the flow chambers will arrive by the time I need them - though the instructor for the class I am taking has noted that bees in the Boulder area will require the deep brood plus one deep storage to over winterā¦and that I might not get to use the flow collectors until next seasonā¦anyone have any experience around that?
Soā¦things Iāve done in anticipation of bees:
- assembled all but the flow supers
- read everything I can get my hands on
- selected a good site in the yard
- taking my all-season-long beekeeping class
- ordered my bees.
Looking forward to hearing how other Coloradoans fare with the Flow Hive!
mb
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Sounds quite possible. That is true even down here in San Diego, CA. 
ābees in the Boulder area will require the deep brood plus one deep
storage to over winterā¦and that I might not get to use the flow
collectors until next seasonā¦ā
Iām in Evergreen and have ordered a nuc from Boulder. I too have been reading a lot, especially on whatās needed for overwintering. I was starting to think Iād leave the flow collectors on top without collecting honey from them this year, so to have food for the brood box bees below to feed upon over winter. Otherwise I wasnāt going to put it on at all this year and order another box with frames for honey storage from winter.
So I too would like to hear reports on Flow HIve use over the first year.
Iād also like to hear back about whether people are buying plastic inserts for the frames, or going to just let the bees free-for-all fill them in. With my short season, Iām thinking a help with frame starts could speed the comb process.
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Karey,
From what I have read on the forums, the flow frames donāt do well as stores for the bees - most people who live in areas that get below 50 deg take them off for the winter and use a traditional super to provide storage over the winter. Near as I can tell, once August or September hits, harvest the flows, then remove for the winter. OK to keep them in the freezing temps, thoughā¦kills off any moths/eggs!
Plan right now is to start with the brood box, then when that is about 80% full, add a traditional super. When that is 80% full, add a box with the flow frames. I can only hope that the first two boxes will fill! 
So exciting!
MaryBeth
(mbeeeee)
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New Beekeeper from Grand Junction, here to learn as much as I can before my bees meet their new home later this month. But I have a few questions:
I know the flow brood frame come with a starter bar but does anyone use foundation within their frame?
I have read elsewhere about putting a few drops of lemongrass oil in brood box before installing new bees to help them settle in. Does any one do that?
Last, when making bee feed I see some people do a 1:1 sugar/water mix and add Lemongrass/ spearmint oils but I canāt find how many drops of each to put it.
Sure, lots of people do. There are people in this forum who have used wax and plastic, as well as many who went foundationless.
It can be very helpful if you are installing a package or a swarm. Probably not needed for a nucleus as they have brood, and they will stay with the brood.
I never do that, so I have no idea, sorry.
I use lemongrass to make sure the bees find it.
1 drop in 5 litres is enough
Thank you, what about the spearmint Iāve read elsewhere that it helps the bees form a stronger hive, fight off disease and as a recruiting scent. Is there any truth behind that?
I donāt knowā¦sorry.
My first thought is that bees donāt gather spearmint oil naturally so do they need it and does it do anything?
Balanced diet is what is neededā¦just like us, really
Hello! We are housing a demonstration Flow Hive, Top Bar and Langstroth in Adams County- Just outside of Brighton!
Howdy!
My wife and I are new beeks in Broomfield (just legalized beekeeping last fall), and weāre so excited about our Flow hive! We added a second deep to our final setup, and have it waiting in the wings. We picked up and installed our nuc (from Hignland Bees) on Saturday, and stressed out all night and Sunday morning until we finally saw the girls circling the hive in the late morning, after it warmed up a little.
Within a couple hours, pollen-laden bees were flying into the hive! Theyāve got a pollen patty and sugar syrup (with Honey B Healthy) to get through this damp weather, but Iām starting to think they may not need them.
Our current plan is to give the bees a week to settle in before doing our first inspection. Weāll decide when to add the second box at that time. We gave them two wax-foundation frames and one empty frame to fill out the first box, and will be giving them three wax-foundation and five empty frames for the second box.
How does that plan sound to the more (or not) experienced folk out there?
As our HOA is the only one in Broomfield that hasnāt banned beekeeping in response to the new law, I imagine there arenāt a lot of hives in town. This will be a great adventure!
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Sounds great! I suggest adding the second deep box when the first box has fully drawn comb on every frame, the frames are 80% full of brood or food stores and every frame is well-covered with bees. I am actually nadiring my second brood box this year. In other words, rather than putting it on top of the first box, I am putting it underneath. The reason is that heat rises, and it is easier for the bees to keep the established brood warm and safe if they are in the top box. Also, if you consider wild bees in a cavity, they start at the top and build down. So I am trying to work with what they seem to prefer in nature. Just a thought.
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@Dawn_SD, Iāve not heard of putting the new brood box on the bottom of the existing brood box. It does make sense. You need to have this be a new topic to see lots of peopleās discussion.
I get my nuc this next weekend. We are building a major fencing around my hives so to be bear proof. Iāll post a picture of it all when done. I am excited and ready, now that the time has finally come!
That is so sensible.
I just canāt understand people putting entire empty brood boxes on top of a colony for them to draw from scratch. It just doesnāt happen in nature.
I tried a Bailey comb change like that once andā¦ never ever again.
Why thank you! 
The only disadvantage I can think of is that you have to lift a pretty full and heavy brood box, to put the new one underneath. On the other hand, my husband likes to feel that I need him for something, once in a while! 