# First harvest for me, in south of Sweden **URL:** \ **Category:** Flow Hive\ **Created:** [June 19, 2016, 7:49pm UTC](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/first-harvest-for-me-in-south-of-sweden/7566 "2016-06-19T19:49:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![jorpet04](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e480ec/32.png) [@jorpet04](https://forum.honeyflow.com/u/jorpet04)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2016, 7:49pm UTC](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/first-harvest-for-me-in-south-of-sweden/7566/1 "2016-06-19T19:49:06Z")
Thanks Flow hive team, works perfect! First harvest for me, about 2 kg of honey jörgen Ramdala, sweden ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/honeyflow/original/2X/9/9ab53b2bf48487fb01a3353e17045dd8612edb00.JPG) ---
**Author:** ![Semaphore](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.honeyflow.com/semaphore/32/14994_2.png) [@Semaphore](https://forum.honeyflow.com/u/Semaphore)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2016, 9:23am UTC](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/first-harvest-for-me-in-south-of-sweden/7566/2 "2016-06-20T09:23:09Z")
hello there, always nice to see the bucket filling… looking at your photo- it is hard to see evidence that the frame is capped with any wax? The honey looks thick enough: but are you sure it was ripe? ---
**Author:** ![tony](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ee7513/32.png) [@tony](https://forum.honeyflow.com/u/tony)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2016, 1:33pm UTC](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/first-harvest-for-me-in-south-of-sweden/7566/3 "2016-06-20T13:33:27Z")
2.2 kg is what? About 4 pounds? It seems to that a frame would hold more honey than that. Was it a full frame? How about the other frames, got honey in them yet? Just curious because I would expect more weight than that, especially for what these things cost. ---
**Author:** ![Gerald\_Nickel](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.honeyflow.com/gerald_nickel/32/1910_2.png) [@Gerald\_Nickel](https://forum.honeyflow.com/u/Gerald_Nickel)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2016, 2:33pm UTC](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/first-harvest-for-me-in-south-of-sweden/7566/4 "2016-06-20T14:33:16Z")
Jorgen, Congrats ! Mine Flow-Hive setup just arrived. I’ve got a large healthy NUC of bees to add but not sure I have enough nectar flow left in my summer to give me a harvest. I still want to make sure the “girls” have honey/food to get through out cool/damp winter ahead. Again … Congrats ! Gerald ---
**Author:** ![Bobby\_Thanepohn](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.honeyflow.com/bobby_thanepohn/32/2503_2.png) [@Bobby\_Thanepohn](https://forum.honeyflow.com/u/Bobby_Thanepohn)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2016, 3:04pm UTC](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/first-harvest-for-me-in-south-of-sweden/7566/5 "2016-06-20T15:04:53Z")
Given the lack of visible cappings on any frames, the low amount harvested, the OP’s location on our planet (a relatively late spring) and the lack of a second brood chamber, Jörgen should really savor that honey. ---
**Author:** ![Anon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/47e85d/32.png) [@Anon](https://forum.honeyflow.com/u/Anon)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2016, 5:50pm UTC](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/first-harvest-for-me-in-south-of-sweden/7566/6 "2016-06-20T17:50:30Z")
Congrats? It doesn’t look like the cells were ever capped? 😕 ---
**Author:** ![Bobby\_Thanepohn](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.honeyflow.com/bobby_thanepohn/32/2503_2.png) [@Bobby\_Thanepohn](https://forum.honeyflow.com/u/Bobby_Thanepohn)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2016, 6:36pm UTC](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/first-harvest-for-me-in-south-of-sweden/7566/7 "2016-06-20T18:36:55Z")
Someone should stage an intervention… 😑 ---
**Author:** ![Bobby\_Thanepohn](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.honeyflow.com/bobby_thanepohn/32/2503_2.png) [@Bobby\_Thanepohn](https://forum.honeyflow.com/u/Bobby_Thanepohn)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2016, 8:19pm UTC](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/first-harvest-for-me-in-south-of-sweden/7566/8 "2016-06-20T20:19:34Z")
@jorpet04 Jörgen , I understand that you are located near a lot of Canola (rapeseed), did you harvest quickly to avoid crystallization? If so, I may have initially had the wrong impression and apologize. ---
**Author:** ![jorpet04](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e480ec/32.png) [@jorpet04](https://forum.honeyflow.com/u/jorpet04)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2016, 8:39pm UTC](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/first-harvest-for-me-in-south-of-sweden/7566/9 "2016-06-20T20:39:21Z")
Hi Bobby, Thats right we got alot of rapeseed around me. Local beekeepers says that you should harvest your honey one week after the flowering is over , just to avoid crystallization. No harm Sorry for my poor english jörgen ---
**Author:** ![Andrew](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.honeyflow.com/andrew/32/338_2.png) [@Andrew](https://forum.honeyflow.com/u/Andrew)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2016, 9:15am UTC](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/first-harvest-for-me-in-south-of-sweden/7566/10 "2016-06-21T09:15:37Z")
well done… make sure your frames are at least 90% capped if you can and you’ll get 3 Kilograms!!! 😄