# Storing Flow Frames

**URL:** <https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/storing-flow-frames/32638>\
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**Created:** [March 31, 2022, 1:03pm UTC](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/storing-flow-frames/32638 "2022-03-31T13:03:30Z")\
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**Author:** ![George\_Perth](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.honeyflow.com/george_perth/32/21207_2.png) [@George\_Perth](https://forum.honeyflow.com/u/George_Perth)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2022, 1:03pm UTC](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/storing-flow-frames/32638/1 "2022-03-31T13:03:30Z")

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Is it safe to store the Flow hive flow frames in a freezer over wintertime ?  
Is it likely to damage the plastic that the frames are made of  
These are genuine frames from Flow.  
I have a ant, the small Argentina ants, problem  
Look forward to any suggestions

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**Author:** ![chau06](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.honeyflow.com/chau06/32/25515_2.png) [@chau06](https://forum.honeyflow.com/u/chau06)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2022, 5:03pm UTC](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/storing-flow-frames/32638/2 "2022-03-31T17:03:39Z")

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If you have space in a freezer then there’s no problem with leaving them in there long term.

Harvest the honey, ripe or unripe and then rinse with water and allow to dry before freezing.

Freeze for a couple days and then store them in a pest-proof container or even in a sealed plastic bag.

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**Author:** ![Bianca](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.honeyflow.com/bianca/32/23486_2.png) [@Bianca](https://forum.honeyflow.com/u/Bianca)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2022, 11:23pm UTC](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/storing-flow-frames/32638/3 "2022-03-31T23:23:29Z")

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Agreed. There is no problems with storing Flow Frames in the freezer.

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**Author:** ![George\_Perth](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.honeyflow.com/george_perth/32/21207_2.png) [@George\_Perth](https://forum.honeyflow.com/u/George_Perth)\
**Post date:** [April 3, 2022, 8:18am UTC](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/storing-flow-frames/32638/4 "2022-04-03T08:18:52Z")

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@chau06 @Bianca , Thanks for your reply.  
I as not sure if the flow frames were going to get brittle after storing in the freezer for a couple of months. Cheers

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**Author:** ![chau06](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.honeyflow.com/chau06/32/25515_2.png) [@chau06](https://forum.honeyflow.com/u/chau06)\
**Post date:** [April 3, 2022, 9:42am UTC](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/storing-flow-frames/32638/5 "2022-04-03T09:42:36Z")

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They may be slightly more brittle while cold but that would reverse when they warm up - so it does warrant some caution when you are transferring them out of the freezer. But the length of time they spend in the cold is not an important consideration.