# Need to better understand how to get honey from the harvest tube into a gallon or 5 gallon container. Especially a source for a right angle section that will fit with a harvest tube **URL:** \ **Category:** Flow Harvest Success Stories\ **Tags:** harvest\ **Created:** [October 3, 2025, 5:07pm UTC](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/need-to-better-understand-how-to-get-honey-from-the-harvest-tube-into-a-gallon-or-5-gallon-container-especially-a-source-for-a-right-angle-section-that-will-fit-with-a-harvest-tube/39782 "2025-10-03T17:07:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![rdfaber](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.honeyflow.com/rdfaber/32/31912_2.png) [@rdfaber](https://forum.honeyflow.com/u/rdfaber)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2025, 5:07pm UTC](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/need-to-better-understand-how-to-get-honey-from-the-harvest-tube-into-a-gallon-or-5-gallon-container-especially-a-source-for-a-right-angle-section-that-will-fit-with-a-harvest-tube/39782/1 "2025-10-03T17:07:54Z")
Need to better understand how to get honey from the harvest tube into a gallon or 5 gallon container. Especially a source for a right angle section that will fit with a harvest tube. ---
**Author:** ![Dawn\_SD](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.honeyflow.com/dawn_sd/32/15954_2.png) [@Dawn\_SD](https://forum.honeyflow.com/u/Dawn_SD)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2025, 5:48pm UTC](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/need-to-better-understand-how-to-get-honey-from-the-harvest-tube-into-a-gallon-or-5-gallon-container-especially-a-source-for-a-right-angle-section-that-will-fit-with-a-harvest-tube/39782/2 "2025-10-03T17:48:35Z")
Hello and welcome to the Flow forum! 😊 I used some flexible tubing, but you now have to buy a minimum of 100 feet of this stuff: [https://processhose.com/catalogsearch/result/?q=3049360&x=36&y=2](https://processhose.com/catalogsearch/result/?q=3049360&x=36&y=2) Here it is connected to a Flow frame and 64 fl oz mason jar: > [@Where does one purchase the curved honey extraction tubes?](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/where-does-one-purchase-the-curved-honey-extraction-tubes/5312/29): > > That is an old chestnut, to use an ancient English phrase. blush If you don’t like my link, try the search tool at the upper right of this window, but here are some ideas: Click on the photo to see how the tube goes into the jar. This worked well for extracting 6 frames of honey. wink There are a lot more photos and ideas in that thread too. Might be worth a read 😉 ---
**Author:** ![jenny.appleseed](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.honeyflow.com/jenny.appleseed/32/31814_2.png) [@jenny.appleseed](https://forum.honeyflow.com/u/jenny.appleseed)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2025, 7:05pm UTC](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/need-to-better-understand-how-to-get-honey-from-the-harvest-tube-into-a-gallon-or-5-gallon-container-especially-a-source-for-a-right-angle-section-that-will-fit-with-a-harvest-tube/39782/3 "2025-10-04T19:05:56Z")
I bought some heavy plastic tubing. See photo ![20250719_160557](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/honeyflow/original/3X/6/8/687e0a02653a3abf1d37c715f86ffcd5cdc8af4e.jpeg) ![20250719_161428](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/honeyflow/original/3X/b/f/bf7d797cf96b4115c080f27d6e5649d70108ba78.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![AdamMaskew](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.honeyflow.com/adammaskew/32/16818_2.png) [@AdamMaskew](https://forum.honeyflow.com/u/AdamMaskew)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2025, 10:22am UTC](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/need-to-better-understand-how-to-get-honey-from-the-harvest-tube-into-a-gallon-or-5-gallon-container-especially-a-source-for-a-right-angle-section-that-will-fit-with-a-harvest-tube/39782/4 "2025-10-05T10:22:22Z")
I prefer to use pvc. I place an elastic band on the flow tube than put a 19mm elbow on and cut a piece of pvc pipe the right length. ![17596596223293870043881945051383](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/honeyflow/original/3X/f/d/fd1377f1aebcf22ee712ffe7c84842c4139cb8cb.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![rdfaber](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.honeyflow.com/rdfaber/32/31912_2.png) [@rdfaber](https://forum.honeyflow.com/u/rdfaber)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2025, 3:13pm UTC](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/need-to-better-understand-how-to-get-honey-from-the-harvest-tube-into-a-gallon-or-5-gallon-container-especially-a-source-for-a-right-angle-section-that-will-fit-with-a-harvest-tube/39782/5 "2025-10-07T15:13:38Z")
Thank Adam for your post. What are the sizes of the pipe pieces. 3/4 are too big at the curve. ---
**Author:** ![rdfaber](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.honeyflow.com/rdfaber/32/31912_2.png) [@rdfaber](https://forum.honeyflow.com/u/rdfaber)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2025, 3:59pm UTC](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/need-to-better-understand-how-to-get-honey-from-the-harvest-tube-into-a-gallon-or-5-gallon-container-especially-a-source-for-a-right-angle-section-that-will-fit-with-a-harvest-tube/39782/6 "2025-10-07T15:59:16Z")
That is what the band is for? ---
**Author:** ![Dawn\_SD](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.honeyflow.com/dawn_sd/32/15954_2.png) [@Dawn\_SD](https://forum.honeyflow.com/u/Dawn_SD)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2025, 12:17am UTC](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/need-to-better-understand-how-to-get-honey-from-the-harvest-tube-into-a-gallon-or-5-gallon-container-especially-a-source-for-a-right-angle-section-that-will-fit-with-a-harvest-tube/39782/7 "2025-10-09T00:17:25Z")
I bet the band is a sort of make-shift o-ring, to give a good fit between the 2 tubes without gluing 😊 ---
**Author:** ![AdamMaskew](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.honeyflow.com/adammaskew/32/16818_2.png) [@AdamMaskew](https://forum.honeyflow.com/u/AdamMaskew)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2025, 8:03am UTC](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/need-to-better-understand-how-to-get-honey-from-the-harvest-tube-into-a-gallon-or-5-gallon-container-especially-a-source-for-a-right-angle-section-that-will-fit-with-a-harvest-tube/39782/8 "2025-10-11T08:03:39Z")
You are both all over it. It stops the 19mm 3/4” elbow from slipping off the end of the flow tube ---
**Author:** ![bija](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c37758/32.png) [@bija](https://forum.honeyflow.com/u/bija)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2025, 5:03am UTC](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/need-to-better-understand-how-to-get-honey-from-the-harvest-tube-into-a-gallon-or-5-gallon-container-especially-a-source-for-a-right-angle-section-that-will-fit-with-a-harvest-tube/39782/9 "2025-10-13T05:03:26Z")
If you have connected the honey tube to a container, ensure that air can escape from the container. In your efforts to make it bee-proof, don’t make it air-tight, otherwise the honey can back up in the tube and spill over the edges of the trough inside the hive. - Bija ---
**Author:** ![Abercroft](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ed655f/32.png) [@Abercroft](https://forum.honeyflow.com/u/Abercroft)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2025, 4:20pm UTC](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/need-to-better-understand-how-to-get-honey-from-the-harvest-tube-into-a-gallon-or-5-gallon-container-especially-a-source-for-a-right-angle-section-that-will-fit-with-a-harvest-tube/39782/10 "2025-10-17T16:20:15Z")
I use clear elbows I get from eBay. They fit a little loosely , and those that don’t get some epoxy. Works a treat. 25mm works well. > **[Clear PVC Elbow Pipe Fittings 20mm-110mm Aquarium Fish Tank Pond Solvent Weld ...](https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/175181402602?var=474383256785)** > > In the pipe fittings, after applying glue on the outside of the pipe. High-quality raw materials: PVC material is used for injection molding. Material: PVC. PVC Installation Instructions. Thickened food-grade silicone pad High-quality silicone,... ---
**Author:** ![jakasspeech2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9de0a6/32.png) [@jakasspeech2](https://forum.honeyflow.com/u/jakasspeech2)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2025, 10:38am UTC](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/need-to-better-understand-how-to-get-honey-from-the-harvest-tube-into-a-gallon-or-5-gallon-container-especially-a-source-for-a-right-angle-section-that-will-fit-with-a-harvest-tube/39782/11 "2025-10-26T10:38:04Z")
> [@AdamMaskew](#): > > I prefer to use pvc. [Das japanische Messer – Alles, was Sie wissen müssen – SharpEdge](https://sharpedgeshop.com/de/blogs/knives-101/the-japanese-knife-everything-you-need-to-know) I place an elastic band on the flow tube than put a 19mm elbow on and cut a piece of pvc pipe the right length. [All-on-4 / All-on-6 – Set von Implantaten | Artident](https://zahnarztslowenien.at/implantologie/all-on-4-all-on-6) Using a standard 19mm PVC elbow and a simple elastic band perfectly solves the frustration of directing honey flow into those large 5-gallon containers!