Hi all you Utah beekeepers. Are there any Salt Lakers out there? Or surrounding areas? I have a Flow 2 coming in August, and just bought a traditional langstroth to tide me over until then. I’d love to hear any advice you who’ve had a flow here now for a season or two have to share. We can communicate on here or I can shoot you my email. I assume since my Flow won’t arrive until August it would be too late to put that super on (over my two langstroth brood boxes) and be able to draw any honey from it this year, correct? And, have you been able to fill both brood boxes and still end up getting your Flow supers filled and harvest from?
Thanks so much - I’m really excited for this endeavor in general, but especially to be doing it with a Flow !!!
What are you other Utah Flow keepers doing to winter your flow hives. Let’s see your setups.
First few years hay bales and roof. Trying some insulation board this year. They have overwintered just fine.
Brrrrrrrr, I feel cold just looking at that first picture! Well done making it through last winter.
Are the insulation panels on the back as well? I’d imagine the bales would generate heat as well?
And that barn in the background looks pretty cool as well. 
Goats too.
Just the one hive with a top entrance?
Good luck this winter Guineaman.
Insulation is on back as well. Overwintered twice now. Top and bottom entrance on all three , just different designs for roofs.
Might have to try that large foam. I’m using
2” insulation on 2 hives. Will try that out this winter and see what happens.
Utah flow hive peeps. My brood boxes are packed! Putting on the flow frames today for the first time. When do you all normally add your flow frames?
Has anyone tried to leave the super on and remove the queen excluder for over wintering? I am in SLC with the 10 frame brood box, 7 frame flow hive
Anyone in here around Northern Utah still actively keeping bees using the Flow Hive?
Hey Eliza i am in the northern Utah area and have acquired a flow frame through a auction but have no need for it so i am just looking to give it to some one that can use it.
Do you still have the flow frame Zach?
I recommend Carnolian, they are very gentle, low defensiveness, reluctant to sting and excellent honey producers in cooler climates.