# Kilos of honey above the flow frames

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**Created:** [January 29, 2020, 7:06am UTC](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/kilos-of-honey-above-the-flow-frames/24483 "2020-01-29T07:06:58Z")\
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**Author:** ![harrya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e99b99/32.png) [@harrya](https://forum.honeyflow.com/u/harrya)\
**Post date:** [January 29, 2020, 7:06am UTC](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/kilos-of-honey-above-the-flow-frames/24483/1 "2020-01-29T07:06:58Z")

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I’ve had this open not that long ago… The was lots of beetle and a lot of honey. I’ve put a lower plate over the flow frames now. Should I put a second brood box in ?

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**Author:** ![Peter48](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.honeyflow.com/peter48/32/14625_2.png) [@Peter48](https://forum.honeyflow.com/u/Peter48)\
**Post date:** [January 29, 2020, 9:47am UTC](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/kilos-of-honey-above-the-flow-frames/24483/2 "2020-01-29T09:47:42Z")

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Hi Andrew, with your ultra mild and short Winters there is no advantage in running a second brood box and a few reasons against it. If your hive is a bit down in bee numbers that SHB is an issue then a couple of those ‘beetle blaster traps’ that sit between the frames with some cooking oil in them will be a help. When I was based in the Hawkesbury and had hives as far away as Mudgee my mentor then had a rule that unless there was frosts over night then a single brood box was the way to go. Back then Richmond and especially Mudgee had harsh frosts. It has taken a while for me to adapt to the sub-tropical climate I’m in now where the bee cluster is always strong. Cheers