Harvesting Honey From A FLOW HIVE & Thoughts & Impressions of the Flow Hive
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- Опубліковано 30 сер 2019
- I harvest my first Honey from one of my Flow Hives, showing how the Flow Hive works and the ease of Honey Harvesting from a Flow Hive. Also my thoughts and impressions of the Flow Hive
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Hey! Lets not forget the real story behind this video, "Man rediscovers joy of bee keeping!". I'm glad you are able to fully enjoy an old hobby!! 😻
You are right! All the hard work and the disturbance to the hive and bees involved with the traditional way of harvesting honey is one of the main reasons I quit Beekeeping after 20 years. After discovering the Flow Hive, I started again and am now one of the Flow Company’s Ambassadors. It truly is amazing to harvest the honey from a Flow Hive in such a gentle way with minimum of disturbance to the bees. 🐝
Ned Kelly 8th generation family apiarist here - I disagree. I personally had to quit because of an Africanized Honey Bee invasion. (Our hives taken over by what are commonly called “killer bees”). 21 hives were infected, so we proceeded to dig dirt troughs and pour water around them, douse the hive in kerosene, torch it and on to the next one. (We were checking which hives were able to be saved, so checking them and torching one by one)
I was mildly allergic to bee stings, but nothing major... until then.
As a result of my improperly securing my gear, I ended up with several bees getting inside my face shield, stinging me about the face and head, and my windpipe swelling shut, eyes swelling shut, and a miserable few days in the hospital.
Unfortunately, since then, instead of developing an immunity like with snake bites, I became more sensitive. Now even a single sting can send me to the emergency room.
I’m not afraid of bees. Wasps? I’ll keep my distance. Bees? I regularly tell people that if a honey bee lands on your arm, just be patient. All she’s doing is drinking a little water off your arm, and since she will die if she stings you, she’s of course not going to if undisturbed. When it happens to me, I tend to just lift my arm and try to get a better look at the bee to see if I can determine the variety.
I had to quit beekeeping that day, due to the high chance of death since our property is far from the nearest city/hospital, so when my father/uncle stopped, the business did as well.
This gives me a wonderful chance, I think, to get back into it. I don’t mind the work. I don’t mind the weather, getting hot and sweaty, lifting things... but I have to be alive to do all that. This could give me a new chance. I also like the idea of not having to re-wax the hives every single round, worry about safely storing/transporting the comb sheets we aren’t using, etc. That’s a bonus. I would absolutely not do this large-scale, but if it allows me to resurrect the 2-3 hives I always used to have at home? Worth it to me.
Also... they said the same thing when I started preaching LED lit aeroponics grow rigs back in 2000. Just a fad. Never gonna work, can’t be big. Now? Look at almost every high-end big-dollar companies and what they’re using? Precisely timed specific frequency LED lighting arrays. If I’d had the foresight to become the first company to do that? Well, hindsight’s always 20-20, they say. I guess I’m just saying don’t disregard something or write it off like that as just a fad, as you never know what might actually be the next evolution in an industry. Sure, the old way will never truly die, but that doesn’t mean it’s a BAD thing if there’s change coming.
@@CrazyWhiteVanDriver you shouldnt disregard somethng because it is easier, frames full of honey are the heaviest frames and all the work uncapping it spinning filtering etc is tough, of course most people are capable of this but if you are new to the hobby it costs a lot to get the equipment and room to store it to be able to uncap spin and filter honey, if you only want 1 or 2 hives then that is something you should be able to do and if you only have the luxury of a small area to keep boxes frames and equipment in and can only keep a few hives then the flow hive is the way to go, not to mention for those with disabilities. pulling a frame and inspecting it for pests, laying pattern drone brood, queen cells etc is something a person with a disability could do but lifting many heavy combs of honey out of a box and processing them maybe they cant, imagine you lost an arm or the use of a hand, you would need a friend to help you move whole boxes to get to the brood and add supers etc but with just one hand you could do all the routine inspections and with the flow hive do the honey exraction on your own too. if it helps more new people get into the hobby or rediscover the joy of looking after a colony of bees then i think it is a great thing. that and for the happines of your bees, from what i have seen from various videos so far this is by far the least intrusive way of obtaining honey from the hive wich can only be a good thing for the bees.
@@CrazyWhiteVanDriver i dont understand your argument it seems to just be i hate the flow hive for no good reason other than i think the way i do it is best,i did mention a person with disabilities having someone to help them with inspections etc thats not that hard compared to the honey extraction process, im sorry but all i am getting from you is "i have been crushing cans against rocks for years and i dont hold with this new tin opener thingy the kids are using"
@@CrazyWhiteVanDriver ok 4 seperate replies really? you say im dumb but cant understand a very simple analogy, im done im sure you are a troll and probably dont even keep bee's you just like to argue you lost me when you were rude enough to suggest a disabled person should just buy store bought as if keeping bee's is only about the honey and not the hobby as a whole. seriously im turning off the notifications for this thread now im done
Bees: We're not worried of starving. We have plenty of reserves in the vault.
The honey reserve:
OMG. :( Poor little girls.
PETA is probably trying to figure out how to sue on behalf of the bees.
@@Jesusis_theway They can't. Haven't you watched the Bee movie?
:DDD
@@laughinggrim do you like jazz?
I don't keep bees and never have and probably never will but this is the cleanest honey harvest I've seen in my entire life. I would definitely recommend this product to my grandmother
The comment section has taught me there are a lot of bee keepers hating on the ease of this product. 😂
Adrina Cherie years ago, I brought this up in a local beekeepers group and was aggressively attacked. Worse than being attacked by bees. I think they’re worried it might take away from their craft.
I think this is awesome. Even just one of them for honey and to help pollinate the local area.
The arguments Ive heard so far:
But you have to open the hive for inspections! As if the flowhive stops you from opening the hive for inspections.
Other bees could rob the hive! As if bees can climb up the tube against the flow of honey, and as if you couldnt just wrap some screen around where the honey flows. And whats more, as if when you open the hive you havent opened the hive wide open to attack!
The flowhive is so expensive. As if its an easily manufactured product, that hasnt been recently invented, that also removes some of the work. Of course it costs more, it does more and better.
The flowhive has plastic frames, and those are made of chemicals! Ive got bad news especially for you. I hear they have been putting dangerous dihydrogen monoxide in the tap at YOUR house. 100% of anyone who has ever consumed dihydrogen monoxide has eventually died! And if you breath to much in it can kill you in minutes!!
Things they have ignored. Its easy, it doesnt piss off the bees, and you can SEE that they still have honey, just always leave them at least one in reserve. You can SEE if the homey hasnt evaporated enough. You dont need to filter the honey, or spin it, just straight to the jar. And there is 100% chance of even accidentally hurting a bee.
@@TheYokiMoki so, it's. It made from a good grade materials 100 % ?
TheYokiMoki well I mean “chemicals” and “price” are valid arguments, if they know the chemicals are bad for the bees or if they actually can’t afford the product.
It’s another story if they have no idea whether the chemicals in the plastic might be bad for the bees or haven’t even done any calculations on cost/profit and still use them..
Me at 2am in bed: yeah! flow hive
I'm not a beekeeper. But as of late, I have found the prospect something interesting and something I would like to do. I do have to admit the flow hive has a few advantages and some good sides to it. For one: Its something simple and easy for a beginner beekeeper. If I wanted something small to while I learn the basics of managing a colony, What to do and not to do when it comes to bee's themselves. I think this would be a good idea for me. Secondly. I do like how this doesn't stress the colony (Or myself) When it comes to extracting honey. I value life in all forms and so I wouldn't want to harm the bees as they are an important part of our ecosystem. Third: With all the news over the years of declining bee populations. I think a system like this would be great for a lot of people. To learn about bees and promote and help stimulate bee poplualtions. A system like this could entice people who otherwise might not otherwise want to get into beekeeping, want to get a system like this for personal use. (People with a farm or a large plot of land etc) And in the end would be a net benefit over all for everyone. I understand the reasons professional beekeepers might be adverse to the system. And they have some valid points. But I think they could at the same time use it as an opportunity to promote and educate people. Not only on the importance of colony management. But as to why Bees are so important for everyone.
This popped up in my recommended list. I've been trying to find info on safe (for the bees) beekeeping and just got nowhere. Now, after a year, I see this!
I'm saving up for one hive!
Edit: I'm doing research on supporting pollinators native to Toronto, which will affect my final decision on whether to buy this apiary.
Hello, I'm assuming you want the flow hive for ease of use and for the supporting pollinators, but this might require your to learn how to inspect the hives and know when to harvest at the right time, not to mention the risk of getting stun. So in this case I highly recommend getting Solitary Bees, like leaf cutter or mason bees. I've never heard of one sting, they are tinier and way cheaper to by nests for, not to mention, the only thing you have to do is help them hibernate! Also, Solitary bees have a 95% plant pollination rate, vs 5% of honey bees!
@@jamesdeclan7538 Oh, definitely. But I've decided against getting it. The honeybees that live in hives like this (or natural hives) are not native to my area, and imported honeybees are not the solution to the decline in the native honeybee population. I'm going to make a bee hotel for my flower garden, and continue to buy honey from the store.
This is really cool way to not disturb the bees and stress them out. I hope the bee keeprs are considering evolving and going with these systems to harvest honey and also maintain a great relationship with thier honey bees. I'm a huge advocate for saving and maintaining healthy bees colonies. Without the honey bees,, there is no life.
You’re absolutely right! And learning to become a better steward of the bees.
Its a lot better this way too bcs some youtubers I've seen from watching are just shaking the honeycomb so the bees would get off, causing more stress that way to the bees than what it really needs to. This way you're not doing that, and not causing the bees any unnecessary stress.
I thoroughly enjoyed your video. I’m so glad that you are able to once again enjoy beekeeping without all the hard, sticky work and causing chaos for the bees. Those small jars shaped like honeycomb and bee skep are so cool!
Beekeeping intrigues me, these flow hives are amazing...I enjoyed watching your video and knowledge sharing...THANX!!!
That is pretty amazing. I've been thinking about getting a flow hive. This has helped me decide thanks.
Picked up some mesquite honey from you about two weeks ago. It's great! Really appreciated you taking your time to answer questions about the flow hives. I believe this is the route I'll be taking when I redeploy back home to NC.
Thats actually really amazing how the honey just pours out.
Super informative video! Thank you for sharing your knowledge and experience!
The amazing efficiencies that can be made with a little bit of an engineering mindset!
Thank you so much for this great video. I’ve been looking for ages a video on the flow hive and how you harvest the honey. Now I really want to buy a flow hive.
Pure Genius!!! Eureka & all that jazz!
What a wonderful way of keeping bees.
Wow!!!!!! They filled that is 2 weeks?!!! I just got my first FlowHive2 and it's going in mid April. Excited.
plus the ease of getting the honey from these hives makes it more accessible for regular people to raise hives so there are more bees pollinating things! what a good thing! of course im sure it doesnt make everything a walk in the park in actually raising the bees, but being able to harvest honey without being stung seems so much easier!
YES! EXACTLY! 🐝🐝🍯
This was the best review video I’ve watched on this product!
Thanks, the Flow Hive is really amazing at how much easier it is to harvest honey and so much more gentle on the bees!
That honey looks sweet af! And super yellow.. yum...
very informative..very clear as to what you were doing thank you
congrats!! applause and standing ovation.
Regards.
Fred.
Such an excellent and detailed video. Thank you!
u make it seem so easy, definately considering the flow hive
I like the down and dirty portion of beekeeping
One of my Y2K preps was beekeeping. I kept 1 or 2 for about 3 years, or 2 years I forget. I was never a good beekeeper, always afraid. lol
anyway, harvesting honey was a total nightmare.
I clicked on this link because I saw the words "flow hive" which I have never heard of. Now I am super excited! I really miss having a hive. I will definitely try for next year.
What you're telling us is that you've misjudged a lot of situations and made a lot of questionable decisions over the years.
@@moarsaur Well now that's an oddball thing to say! This is not about beekeeping, is it? what are you alluding to?
This was so satisfying to watch, the jars just filling up...
Very cool looking as it drips in the jar
My friend bought one of these, got his bees in the spring and had killed them all by fall, He harvested very little honey as well. I would say you better learn what is involved and when and how and so on or you will be disappointed and out a nice chunk of change ! That being said This gentleman knew his shit and did a good job.
maybe he extracted too much and too frequently. You have to wait for the bees to have substantial honey in store before tapping in
@@kingofbuuwa no he is right they don't know when they have no honey cause the extraction happen from the back of the comb and the wax cap doesn't get removed so they don't have anything left at winter
@@Nlck_Name They have plenty, notice how this guy didn't harvest all of the honey? That is what everyone does, to leave them some to use.
alex gandon you harvest nearly all the honey and feed them sugar in winter my son.
This way they don’t shit their diarrhea everywhere in their homes because of their honey.
Rogue Dog my friend does it the old fashioned way and even took classes and his bees have died 3 years in a row.
Seems perfect for a beginner beekeeper (except for the price). If I ever get into a situation I could pick up beekeeping, I will buy a set like this.
That's a good idea. Good inventor idea! Way to go!
i like the art on the side of the boxes
All these mad bee keepers who are scared but progression is hilarious, watch out guys I heard the automobile might replace your horse and cart soon too 😂
this is nice but not scalable like cheap regular hives that you can scale and extract in mass
@@emko333 what do you mean by "not scaleable" how is it not scaleable
@@jacobcw5427 because i can put all my frames through machines that can extract the honey at a large scale, this would be to much work to do on 1000+ hives
@@emko333 I see what you mean, thanks for a reasonable explanation.
@@emko333 sorry, I have to disagree with you. Whilst I am no bee keeper, I am an electronic engineer, I could automate the harvesting of this in a couple of days with very minimal expense (maybe £30 in sensors, 1 small motor for a couple quid and a raspberry pi zero). and that would be with zero human interaction besides closing the lids on the jars (could also be automated but would cost more)
I fail to see how this is not scale-able. I am happy to be corrected if it is something to do with the bees themselves, again, not a beekeeper, but form a technological standpoint, very easy to scale.
Also very educational! I am allergic too bees. But I can walk through an area with 1000 hives without getting stung once. Wasps act different, but we should all let nature usually do its thing. I genecide a wasp nest when it's about to be 50-100+. They are cool pets on the porch when you give them their space.
About 8 feet...
9 jars from the hive. That's awesome. So much more clean and efficient and harmless.
I've seen a lot of mixed reviews for the Flow hive from beekeepers. Some of them seem excited about it and hope it brings in new people to beekeeping, others are more cynical and think all the interested laymen will buy Flow hives and think it'll produce free easy honey with no work necessary. I doubt almost anyone looking into this sort of thing expects it to work that way though. You still have to be a keeper, but the harvesting is streamlined.
I'm sitting here just wondering how this could be automated
@@CrazyWhiteVanDriver nature is sacred, but nothing stops progress...
@@CrazyWhiteVanDriver remember, waste plastic can be recycled into tubing and electronics can always be run by solar/wind power
@@CrazyWhiteVanDriver besides, automation is not industrialization. Industrialization involves manpower and mass factories, automation involves impact reduction, autonomization, and effectivization
@@CrazyWhiteVanDriver why use robots when you can use a system of pipes, pumps, servos, and valves to control everything remotely?
One of them Bee's have some explaining where the honey went.
This video was so relaxing🥰
And interresting, nature is vast..
Very informative. Can't wait until I can start. Thanks for info.
You'll love beekeeping, it's very therapeutic, it can be addicting though.
That is simply amazing.
This is so magical. Thank you for sharing!
Great video, very informative! It seems like bee keeping can be done by anybody, including amateurs, using this flow system
It would make sense to put in a ball valve in the extraction tube you inserted and also to have some kind of hose attachment so you can either add 1 long hose or a hose that will have several tubes to fill more than one bottle or bucket at a time.
Brilliant idea
Love the technique, especially with the container, bee box. Great 👍
Totally gonna buy some honey tomorrow.
The greatest hivest ever
That's Incredible!!
Really smart invention
Now that's my kind of bee keeping!🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝
Efficient for everyone!
Love this!!
the good thing about flow hive is that it gets people into bees. If you have thick gum honey it simply doesnt work but I thank them for getting into bee keeping and have a number of traditional hives,
That's some pure nectar right there
Wow...love the video....very interesting🐝🐝🐝🍯🍯🍯
Very nice set up.
Cool method & relaxing video..🔰💯✔
VERY cool man. Great video
Thank you
Thanks great video
I need one of these flow hives. I'm new to this and it's perfect.
Nice! Good luck, mate.
You need a langstroth hive, trust me on this.
Look at what’s best for the bees.
Go for a normal hive and get an other beekeeper in your area to help you. If you start with such a new type and of hive, no one has experience with that thing. No one can help you then
@@schievel6047
I should add; MANAGE YOUR MITES!
That is pretty cool
Great Video!!
Great video and excellent description and detailing all that went on. My hats off to you sir!
I saw a video a year ago or so about how the flow hive isn’t a good product but based on this video it seems pretty nice
The Flow Hive (not the cheap, illegal Chinese copy)
Glad your back in to bee keeping. We can't use flow hive down in Tassie with some honeys they don't flow out as they are too thick like our prickly box. Great clip
Brad Try is there anything similar we could use down here?
@@missza98 some of it is ok if harvested n warm day or runny type of honey
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Great video 👍
Cool hive
As an experienced bee keeper, do you think that the flow hive has a positive effect on the overall health of the bees? i.e. lowers stress levels and therefore fewer problems with hive collapse?
Good question
It’s an easy assumption that not disturbing the colony is better than cracking apart the hive.
And removing honey in a centrifuge seems like a lot more waste. So this has got to better faster. Probably cheaper. But suspect the flow hive and ancillary kit is a premium investment.
Question is life of the kit. Can the hives last 5-10 yrs of service?
@@larryscott3982 I've never kept bees so it was just a rookie question. The flow hive was something I only encountered via one of Geoff Lawton's Permaculture videos
Peter S
Well I’d expected a link to the vendor of this nice bit if kit. Looks pricey. But for a gentleman beekeeper, it’s downright civilized. To man and bee.
Flow hive is a novelty for the hobbyist. I'm in a club with hundreds of beekeepers and not even one uses this system.
It's so nice that it doesn't bother them!! What an awesome peice of equipment
I liked the explanation narrated by the gentle man. Where to buy the flow hive box?? I live in New Hampshire USA.We do have few regular bee hives??
very cool to see thanks.
I have a flow hive, and I'm super exited to get to use it, I just got my bees so I cant use it yet.
Really genius, generous and innovative. Thanks for sharing
The cover for the flow frame is used for a shelf for harvesting
starting with the Flow Hive 2, the Flow frame cover can be used as a shelf with the included new shelf brackets. the original Flow Hives did not offer this feature.
A butterfly valve would work nicely for this fluid and would be easy to machine and implement into this design. Low driving head and high viscosity would lend themselves well to the absolutely trash isolation capabilities of butterfly valves.
stupid idea...very stupid.
Firstly. I love the pictures on your hives. Secondly it noticed that you have doubled your flow frames. How did you find that. I assume you got great results during a flow.
Beautiful
Great Aussie invention
Nice
Thanks for posting
1 question
When you turn the hive to flow out he honey do the bees stey inside or fly out and do they get injured during turning the hive towers.
Thanks
I'm out of honey - can't seem to make it to the Farmers Market. Next time I do, I'm buying 4 jars!
Hola excelente trabajo, espero nos compartas donde podemos conseguir uno de tus diseños de forma economica
very efficient...
oh wow, in my country they mostly only sell jars/pottles of honey where it's a bit harder, like a jam consitency.
I knew in America they sell it in squeezy bottles... but I didn't realize that it actually comes straight out of the hive in that liquid form!
(I actually thought Americans watered down their honey for cheaper sale haha)
Well you learn something new every day.
Interesting....well this honey is not something you can buy in the store. Most of our honey in our stores are processed.
@@AJ-ox8xy I did some more research, turns out in NZ the most popular way to sell honey is after "creaming" it (basically like whipping the honey like you would to cream) to make it thicker.
People don't like to buy liquid honey here, which I guess is a cultural thing more than anything practical.
Maybe because thicker honeys resemble manuka honey more?
Manuka honey is thicker than normal honey and has really high cultural value(as well as selling at higher prices) so maybe other types of beekeepers wanted to make their regular honey look as similar as possible to manuka to increase sales?
I mean obviously they can't lie about whether it is manuka honey or not, but I think a manuka look alike would be more popular here than regular liquid type in my opinion.
Or maybe because creamed honey can be spread on toast without running off the sides of the bread?
Idk I'm just guessing the reason we like it, might just be habit with no reason.
@@Mel-qr5ob that's cool thank you for sharing
Mel We sell that version of honey as well but call it “spun” honey. Just honey with air whipped into it as you described. It’s good to use when you want to spread it on something a little thicker.
Mel, honey imported from China has lots of sugar syrup added into it and was bottled and sold as honey... There's a documentary about it somewhere
Covid19 lockdown brought me here 😂
Wow this was incredible! Thank you for sharing!
I got question, what the cell look like before harvesting and after harvesting. lm kind of curiuos here, how the bees knows if the honey is gone.
yeah I am curious too. How do the bees know the honey is gone? or do they ever get to know? hum
They can detect when they are empty they are constantly doing maintenance and will uncap and fill them up
@DefinitelyNotDan Well they go out and get more Nectar and the cycle continues
@@tristincoghill8819 they can't detect and that's the issue coming winter they reopen to feed on. Only to see that nothing is here and die of hunger. That why you gotta uncap them
@@darjanjamnik4012 🤣🤣🤣
wow looks like golden sunshine ill bet its sooooo yummy !!!!!
id love a followup to see if you notice any abnormal or suboptimal behaviour from the bees as a result. decreased yield, stress, aversion to the plastic frames?
None of the above!
I love the jars you are using. Where did you buy those? I purchased a Flow Hive for my daughter for Christmas! She would love the jars.
Most Beekeeping supplies have a variety of jars available. Betterbee.com, Mannlake, blue sky beekeeping supplies...
How would you avoid swarming issues with this method?
Great video. And extracting only a third at a time is the best suggestion for all Flow beekeepers. With only extracting a third of the frame at a time, you heal prevent leakage in the hive.
I so loved this video..how do you seal your jars for storage /sell??
simply put on a tight fitting lid. Because natural un-processed un-filtered honey from a Flow Hive is naturally anti-biotic Honey doesn’t spoil, no refrigeration is needed.
Well that was just completely magical.
This is really cool and interesting. I’ve never seen it before I’d like to learn more about the pros and cons of using one ting like this
Susanna Osinski well if you want to know the cons just ask a beekeeper who doesn’t use it. They are all a bit too enthusiastic about their way of doing things...
I'd think it's messy and if the honey crystalizes it won't flow.
That is very nice. Did you see any inconvenients with flow hives compared to regular ones?
Since the Flow Hive is just like a standard hive, the same hive management is needed. What make it unique is the way you can harvest the honey without disturbing the bees, damaging honeycomb and alot of hard messy work as with traditional honey harvesting. MUCH MORE FRIENDLY TO THE BEES!
The art work is so lovely. Could you tell us about your art work.
Very good
Very nice. I love the demonstration of how this works. I have been wanting to get into doing the bee keeping, as we are getting low on bees in the world and honey is a bonus. Thank you again. :-)