@USAPatriot or any other #beekeepers have you any opinions on the Flow Hive? When we eventually buy a home I want to have bees and wonder if this is worth it.
i've been getting their emails for years, but can't do a beehive. i'd love to though, and their setup looks great.
I was hoping to hear the opinions of some experienced #beekeeping people here. Is this design practical? Worth it?
@AlphaCentauri @holon42 @Mrs_Bones @cruftbox @bfgreen @SandHillThicket
I use 8 frame Langstroth hive boxes. Flow hives were quite the topic of discussion at my beekeeping groups when they first came out but I don't know anyone who actually got one.
I try to raise my bees as naturally as possible, so I don't take their honey then feed them sugar syrup to survive. It's hard enough these days to keep bees alive, so I wait until spring, and only take what they didn't need over the winter.
that's a lovely practice. bees are wonderful creatures who shouldn't be exploited.