I have a 1cm gap between the base of the flow frames and the metal strip on the base of the box…bee’s can fit through the gap. Anyone had this problem?
When I first set my super I had a gap there, not so big. My issue was I hadn’t backed the screw out far enough at the top of other end of the flow frame. When I backed that out and it was a snug fit the gap disappeared. Hopefully this solves your issue.
With the size of the gap though I also have to ask did you install the metal bar on the super sides that where recessed for it?
Other than that a few photos will help with working through what the issue is. As you have identified you don’t want bees leaking out the back of the flow super.
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Hiya Simone, welcome to the forum, this issue has arisen in the past and…
I’d contact info@honeyflow.com (please include a photo) so they can rectify this for you.
How’s that @Freebee2 
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Thankyou. This is my 3rd flow hive and I have not had this problem before. I will give them a call on Monday. Thankyou for your help.
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3rd flow hive and have not had this problem before, will give flowhive a call.
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Would be interested in seeing some photos and what the issue was and what the fix was.
Adam
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Hi Simone, did you find a solution for this? I also have the same problem. Cheers
I have a similar enough concern, so I will just add to this thread.
This is my 3rd season, but first season using the Flow Hive. The 2nd season was just building a healthy hive, and the first season was a disaster.
I installed the Flow super, and the bees flooded it with non-stop activity, as they were severely bearding already with a 2-box hive. The bees should and did fill some of the gaps between the flow frames. However, after 5 weeks, there were still quite a few gaps on the front. In the last week, the ant attack has increased substantially. They were going thru these gaps, which was concerning, as it is front door access to the honey currently in production.
I got my favorite Italian brand of propolis I’ve been collecting over the last year …
and spread with a knife around the entire border between the flow frames and the box, and also some of the holes in between. This seems to have helped.
I’m leaving the front cover off today to let the bees inspect it and clean up as they see fit.
I also added a foam gasket around the front cover, as there is a huge gap on the arched part of the cover.
I’m waiting on some metal feet to arrive, so that I can use the oil barrier method.
Good info, just starting to assemble my flow hive, parts an pieces 1st, doing a lot of research, ordered a metal stand for the hive, and because I can’t justify an original, I’ve been piecing one thru Amazon, if things don’t fit, it gets returned. But this allows me to continue to observe and learn since I won’t be populating my hive till early next spring…
Thanks for the insight…
So it turns out this was a bad idea. The stuff I had collected was a variety of propolis and burr comb. So it attracted what seems to be wax moth worms. See EMERGENCY Worms inside Bottom of flow frame.
I removed most of it with my hive tool and torched (VERY QUICKLY) the outside of the flow frames, where they meet the wood of the box. You need to be very careful to not melt the plastic. This is probably terrible advice, so don’t do it. I would not do it again, I just panicked and didn’t know what else to do to kill all the microscopic worms.
Anyways, I did a hive inspection yesterday and all is well. I actually harvested my VERY FIRST frame of honey, from the middle super, the old fashioned way. I am still waiting for my Flow Hive to fill up. They seem to be moving very slowly, from back to front, but there is progress nonetheless. It probably has about 30 pounds of honey in it, just scattered across all 6 frames, all partially completed.