Please share your Flow Hive beekeeping journey in Japan here
Do you have any photos or advice you would like to share with other beekeepers who are using the Flow Frames/Flow Hives in Japan? Or do you have any questions that you would like to ask?
Thanks to the success of the Japanese Honey Bee research project we have been included in a new pictorial book on all things to do with Japanese Honey Bee.
Exploring New Contexts and Frontiers in Beekeeping
養蜂の新しい状況とフロンティアを探る
Although Flow Frames were designed for the Western honey bee, Apis mellifera , some beekeeping pioneers are conducting experiments with other varieties of bees and gaining exciting results. If you are trialling Flow Frames in a new and innovative way, we welcome your feedback via email or you can share your Flow harvest success stories here on our forum.
Adaptation of the Flow Hive for Japanese honey bee
ミツバチに対するFlow Hive (フローハイブ)の適応
We are working with researchers from the University of Tokyo, to investigate whether harvesting with Flow Frames reduces absconding behaviour in managed native Japanese Honey Bee ( Apis cerana japonica ) colonies.
Traditionally, Japanese bees are kept in log hives; their honey is valued for its flavour and medicinal qualities. Although they produce less honey than the western honey bee, Japanese bees are better adapted to the cold climate of Japan and may be more efficient pollinators.
To learn more view our research webinar below, Flow technology in beekeeping with native Japanese honey bee presented by Pauleen Maria Ishii, PhD Candidate, University of Tokyo (Flow HQ, November 2018).
詳細については、以下の私たちの研究ウェビナーをご覧ください。日本在来のミツバチとの養蜂におけるフロー技術 Pauleen Maria Ishii(東京大学博士課程)フロー本部、2018年11月