Second super or second flow super

[Peter48]

Hey John, I think the question you asked was very well answered so I didn’t see a reason for me to add to it.
There is no benefit in adding a second flow super, once the frames (one or the lot) are capped they can be drainer and is ready for the bee to use to refill it with honey.
Cheers

[Faroe]

Hi John,
You can add a Flow Super on top of an existing Flow Super. You just need to make sure there is a good flow on so the bees don’t have too much empty space at one time to keep warm/cool (depending on climate). You would also need to make sure your colony is really strong in the bottom brood box.

Doug above has posted about his setup with multiple Flow Supers here:

Folks running enough Flow Hives to market honey

Just would like to hear about beekeepers using Flow Hives in numbers that can produce enough honey to supply larger markets…i.e. 10 to 50 hives. What challenges have you faced with Flow Hive equipment and what innovations are you incorporating to make your sideline viable? After 3 seasons of use, our experience is that the bees really like to store honey in those FH frames…and we are continually comparing them to traditionally run hives. [photo%201%20(1)] And we’ve played a bit with manifold…

Faroe

[EricR]

@Dawn_SD

You can, but you shouldn’t need to, because you can empty any frame as soon as it is full, so the bees should never run out of space.

Hello,
Can I assume that you mean frames full AND capped? do bee do be do, Eric

[Dawn_SD]

You can, and should

If they are not capped and you think that they are running out of space, I would consider another super on top.