This is my second year using the Flow Hive and the bees haven’t deposited a drop of honey. Last year, they were slow to take to it, but eventually filled most frames. This year, not a drop. This is with a strong colony, a healthy queen, and very solid nectar flow. The bees filled the gaps with wax but wouldn’t deposit anything in them. By comparison, my other (Langstroth) hives all had a great year. Any thoughts on how to resolve?
Did you have any langstroth supers on this hive? I had a hive that I put a hybrid super on this year. I coated the brand new flow frames with some brace comb wax from that hive and they took to it right away. I have read many responses to other Flow users like yourself and the jist of most of them was the bees will use them when they are ready too. I have a friend in Western Montana that has three strong hives but none of them stored any honey in the supers this summer. I would think that since they have already filled in the gaps with wax that when they had excess honey to store they would start putting honey in the flow frames.
I am sure that others will respond as well.
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