@Kirsten_Redlich
Agreed, this is a very good free resource!
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Wow that looks great. Looking forward to reading that in detail.
Iām not sure if this is entirely true. In Ohio, when we have a drought, flowers still produce nectar, and itās even more concentrated, so you get even more honey faster. Itās easier for bees to convert thicker nectar to honey.
It is definitely true in southern California, so there! 
It depends on the species. Often if their endemic theyāre adapted to conditions where rainfall is scarce & so produce nectar. Itās usually exotic species & hybrid cultivars that are less likely to continue nectar availability.
John RiviĆØre-Anderson, Newholm (Huntsville), Ontario, Canada, 45 degrees N. Kept bees in the Bahamas 40 years ago, so Flow Hives in a northern clime are quite new to me. Two powerful NUCS this spring, one of which swarmed and produced queen cells continuously. Both colonies were reluctant to adopt the Flow frames, and slow to propolis their spaces. I sprayed the frames from the top with sugar syrup and more activity late in the summer and fall is visible. Iād like to share my (unique?) elevated hive installation on rails photos from within my BlackBerry albums, but donāt know how to do it to this site, as a share option nor a copy one is provided on the phone menus. Cheers!
Hi My name is Patsy
I am farmer and a Bee keeper in Ireland with 2 hives now.
I am thinking of buying a Flow Hive and wondering if anyone in Ireland has used one yet and what success have they had.
Hello! Iām very new to the bee keeping scene here in GA (Georgia), US. I got inspired recently during the local fair that had a bee exhibit(itās always there but only open to the public on occasions like that).
My family has a nice football field size area that weāve been planting with sunflowers the past couple years. It has great sun and our pond is nearby, seems like a perfect spot. My only fear is local farmers using pesticides, but they donāt normally go to crazy with it so weāll see how it goes when I get things started in the spring!
I was on the fence about flow, but itās really gotten me excited about beekeeping and making use of what seems like a golden beekeeping location.
Welcome Chris! There is a very active new Flow hive beekeeper in your state, isnāt there @Bobby_Thanepohn? 
I am sure that he can give you lots of good advice on where to get equipment and bees.
The Flow hive is just a different way of harvesting honey. Everything else is done the same way as traditional beekeeping, including inspections, feeding, re-queening and monitoring of disease. The benefit of Flow is that the sticky mess stays outside, the honey is probably better quality, and there is less waste/cleaning up. All good things, but of course there are cautions too, and if you spend time reading this forum, you will learn what they are. Like; not harvesting too much at once, or you may flood your hive; checking for capped frames or you will lose honey and it may not be ripe; harvesting frames in sections to avoid back pressure flooding, etc. All of these things are just part of the learning process. Nothing major, but glad you found us to help you with your journey! Welcome, once again. 
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I will say Iām impressed with the amount of info the flow team has put out on bee keeping in general. Also Flow needs to give a big thanks to @Frederick_J_Dunn who has probably the most in depth review and really won me over.
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@ChrisP Welcome! What part of Georgia are you in?
Metter/Statesboro area, so big farm area(hence the concern on pesticides). Something maybe you can answer, have you had problems with overheating where youāre at?
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HI Chris! What a fabulous thing to say! Iām so glad my videos were helpful to you. Wishing you all the best, Fred
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I use screened bottom boards on all my hives except one. I didnāt have any overheating problem on any of the hives regardless.
I donāt live down in that part of GA anymore but I grew up in Jefferson County (Wadley) so I am quite familiar with your area.
Went to college in Swainsboro, dated a girl from Twin City, worked at Coleman Lake etc.
Youāll need to just get to know the farmers that have fields that are within 3 miles of you and see if theyāll let you know in advance before spraying. Donāt know if the Vidalia onions get sprayed, we couldnāt grow them in Jefferson County.
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Thanks for the advice! Luckily most of the farms around me are owned by some kind of relative of mine so it shouldnāt be too difficult haha.
Hi there from the Ottawa Valley in Ontario, Canada. Iāll be busy this winter preparing for 2 hives next spring.
Iām in a similar boat! Itās going to be a long wait!
I am a student at University of Washington studying Interactive Media and Design that is is trying to learn more about how bee keepers feel about their bees for a school project. I have very little experience with bees but I would love to learn more about it.
Welcome, Rosanna! I assume Washington state, not DC? We are an international forum, so please forgive any ignorance. I looked at your profile, but it didnāt give me any more details.
I am a beekeeper in Southern California. My husband and I have many years worth of beekeeping experience, but our bees still teach us something new almost every week. When you think you know it all, it is time to stop keeping bees, in my humble opinionā¦
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Guys, I am new here. Glad to see you all.
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