- Info
- What's Included
- Material
- Sizing
- Why Get a Flow Hive?
- How Much Honey?
- The Invention
- Safety Instructions
- New to Beekeeping?
Already have a beehive? You can order a Flow Super to fully convert a Langstroth hive to the Flow system of beekeeping.
This Flow Super is manufactured in Brisbane from sustainably sourced Australian Araucaria and, comes complete with observation windows, is designed to accommodate Flow Frames without any modifications.
The patented Flow Frame technology is made in Brisbane from durable, BPA- and BPS-free plastic.
Here's what’s included:
- Flow Super (Araucaria) to fit 6 or 7 Flow Frames
- 6 or 7 Flow Frames
- 6 or 7 Flow Tubes
- 1 Flow Key
- Printed operation manual
Comes flat-packed and unsealed, leaving you with the satisfying experience of assembling yourself and bee-ing creative by painting or sealing it to suit your personal tastes.
Timber components and Flow Frames ship in separate boxes.
This is not a complete hive and is designed to be added to an existing hive.
Does not include bees! Click here for info on how to get bees.
TIMBER - AUSTRALIAN ARAUCARIA (HOOP PINE)
Crafted from sustainably harvested Australian Araucaria (Hoop Pine), using precision laser manufacturing.
Araucaria is a premium Australian native cabinet timber, highly regarded for its stability & durability. To ensure it lasts a long time outdoors, two good coats of quality weatherproof sealant such as exterior house paint is a must. You can be as creative with the paint job as you like!
Read more about sealing your product here.
Timber included in this product is made from naturally grown resources – each hive will be slightly different in character. Please see our FAQ for more information on our natural timber characteristics.
Flow Supers are available in 2 widths:
- 6 (Classic model) or 3 (Hybrid model) Flow Frames width: Equivalent to width of an 8-frame Langstroth hive/super/brood box.
- 7 (Classic model) or 4 (Hybrid model) Flow Frames width: Equivalent to width of a 10-frame Langstroth hive/super/brood box.
More precise dimensions are available here in our FAQ.
Why get a Flow Hive?
Bees are fascinating!
Flow Hive is so much easier for the beekeeper, and so much gentler on the bees. Watch through the side and rear window and see all the girls making honey! There are just so many intriguing things that bees do - the learning never ends.
Delicious honey, directly into your jars
Easily harvest pure, unheated, unprocessed, untouched, raw delicious honey directly from the hive! No mess, no fuss, no expensive processing equipment, and much more gentle on the bees than conventional harvesting. With Flow, you can fill just one small jar from part of a frame and bring it straight to the kitchen for breakfast, or harvest one or more Flow Frames and share it with your friends!
Isolate all the different flavours of the seasons
Because you can harvest single frames directly into your honey jar, you get to taste all the different flavours of the seasons without the blending, heating and oxidisation associated with conventional harvesting methods. Bees tend to fill frames one at a time, so each Flow Frame will reflect the flowers that were blooming when it was filled, allowing distinctive variations in colour and flavour to shine through.
Share the experience with your friends
With Flow, harvesting honey is now something you can easily do with friends and family. To share the experience and gift honey to your friends is one of the great things about keeping bees.
Pollination. Education. Wonder!
Bees play a huge role in pollinating the food we eat. Keeping bees brings awareness to the cycle of life we all depend on.
How much honey can I harvest?
Each Flow Frame holds approximately 3 kg (6.5 lb) of unprocessed honey, this can increase if the bees really build each frame out. Bee prepared with extra jars in case your first one overflows!
For more information on honey collection see our FAQ.
If using a Hybrid Super mixing Flow Frames and traditional wooden frames, you can also harvest fresh honeycomb, more details here.
How it works
Our invention – the biggest innovation in beekeeping for 150 years – was originally launched in 2015 through a record-breaking crowdfunding campaign.
“This has all come about because of our love for the bees and an acknowledgement of how important they are, not only to the food we eat, but to all life on Earth.”
- Stuart Anderson
“If we look after the bees, they’ll look after us. And the honey really is an amazing bonus.”
- Cedar Anderson
It’s hard to think of a more rewarding hobby than beekeeping.
However, extracting honey from a conventional hive used to be a real labor of love...
It was hot, sticky, heavy work, involving special equipment and lots of squashed bees.
Not anymore!
After a decade of tinkering, my dad Stu and I invented the beekeeper’s dream – the Flow Hive.
It makes harvesting honey as simple as turning a tap and watching as up to 3kg of pure fresh honey pours out into your jar from each Flow Frame. And because it’s completely unprocessed, it tastes amazingly good!
Beekeeping is a labour of love. As with all animal husbandry, it’s a pastime which requires knowledge, skill and dedication and which carries with it inherent risks.
Check out this Flow sponsored safety pamphlet covering common beekeeping safety risks and first aid responses.
New to beekeeping and not sure where to start?
Beekeeping is such a fascinating pastime enjoyed the world over by people from all walks of life.
Learning about looking after your bees is a fascinating and truly rewarding experience. They are amazing little creatures!
We love welcoming new beekeepers worldwide into the Flow family and have a swarm of resources to assist you in your journey.
Included with the purchase of any of our Flow products is support from our knowledgeable Flow team via:
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Getting Started - What You Need To Know
A handy interactive guide explaining the fundamentals of beekeeping.
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Regular 'Facebook Live' events
Weather permitting, the Flow team host weekly Facebook Live events.
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Support from our awesome team
Have Flow product questions? We’re here to help, and operate during Australian business hours, Monday to Friday.
- Email - Our friendly support staff will get back to you ASAP
- Phone - Kick back and have a good old chat with Trace
- Live chat - Get fast answers to your buzzing questions
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FAQ
Official Flow answers to frequently asked questions.
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Community Forum
Ask general questions regarding beekeeping, and have them answered by the worldwide Flow community – or read through different topics to find your answer!