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Get started in 3 simple steps!
Ready to discover the fascinating world of bees?
Spring is here, now is the time to get started!
1 Choose your starter bundle
2 Learn as much as you can
3 Source your bees
Already a beekeeper? Here's our apiary maintenance checklist.
Step 1: Grab a Starter Bundle
Experience the award-winning invention that lets you harvest honey straight from the hive.
What you’ll receive
- Flow Hive Classic
- Organic cotton bee suit, goatskin gloves, Flow Veil
- Flow Smoker
- FREE online beekeeping lessons^
What it's like as a beekeeper
Learn what it's like to be a beekeeper!
Our customers have opened their homes and generously shared their stories for our Meet the Beekeeper series.
See how beekeeping has shaped their lives.
Your garden will thrive
Introduce a beehive to your garden and experience the pollination power of up to 5 million flowers a day!
Bees and other pollinators are a vital ingredient to ensure your plants bear fruit. They get busy, and (before too long) your abundant vege garden is the talk of the street.
What’s more, honey bees produce lots of delicious honey (up to 26 kg per Flow Hive, in fact!)
Step 3: Source your bees
⭐ Welcome 40,000 pollinators
⭐ Watch your garden thrive
⭐ Enjoy delicious honey
There’s 1 more vital step to becoming a beekeeper. Adding your bees!
There are several different ways to source a colony for your hive.
A popular option is to purchase a ‘nuc’ – a small colony which includes a laying queen, workers, drones and 4 or 5 frames of brood and honey.
What happens next?
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Building a new home for your bees is an exciting part of your beekeeping journey. It’s best to take your time and ensure that you get your assembly right. Check out our assembly videos here.
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It’s important to treat the timber on your hive to give it the best weather protection possible for your climate, especially the roof – it’s the first line of defence against the weather. Read more
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The good news is, you can keep a beehive almost anywhere! Especially a Flow Hive, as there is no need for additional processing equipment or for lugging heavy frames full of honey for harvesting. From rooftops to balconies to backyards, it’s now possible to harvest honey directly from your hive.
Here are some tips to make sure your location of choice is good for you and for your bees. -
An important part of getting your new hive up and running is ensuring that it’s registered*. This step is a crucial part of becoming a beekeeper and helps protect our biosecurity.
*Check if your state or local county laws require registration
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Part of beekeeping is ensuring you’re informed about things that may impact not only your bees but the wider beekeeping community, such as biosecurity.
From staying abreast of any industry news, to registering your hive, to knowing what to look for in terms of pests and diseases, understanding these practices now will set you up for success moving forward!
Check out this Flow sponsored safety pamphlet covering common beekeeping safety risks and first aid responses.
To keep you updated
on the current biosecurity landscape and how this may impact your beekeeping
practices, we’ve
collated all the essential info in one handy spot.New South Wales newbees 📢
There are certain restrictions around the movement of
bees due to the varroa mite incursion. We recommend watching for DPI updates
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Join us at the Flow apiary livestream every Wednesday 10am AEST on Facebook or YouTube. You'll learn direct from the inventor on how to use a Flow Hive, and have the opportunity to ask questions and have them answered live.
Furthermore, after your purchase, we’ll email you an invite to our specially curated online beekeeping course with TheBeekeeper.org.The course is designed to fast-track your learning easily and enjoyably.
Learn in your own time with high-quality videos explaining what you need to know in order to feel confident looking after your bees.
