For those of you who are worrying about OSR…stop worrying. It is liquid honey until it starts to crystallise. So it will run out of the Flow frames without a problem. It is only if you leave it in the comb too long that it will crystallise. If you bees are on OSR only…then be vigilant…test the honey with a refractometer…as soon as you get good readings then you are good to go. It may not even be capped. Any cells which have started to crystallise will be cleaned up by the bees. Also…if your bees collect honey from other sources and mix it with the OSR…that delays the onset of crystallisation.
I wouldn’t leave the Flow frames on until the ivy starts…or you will have to drain it out…not everyone likes the taste of it…so best to remove the Flow frames before so the bees use it for winter stores.
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