>>10668584The flowhive im aware of has small plastic cells that are supposed to separate and allow the honey to "flow" out correct? however the mechanism to allow the shifting to happen will break due to the baking in the elements and the gumming up of everything only adds to the torque you need to apply thus breaking more.
They get robbed by other bees and yellow jackets and mostly ants. The spicket in the back is a direct access for them and is usually full of...HONEY! So its just food waiting for them unless you clean that out with a brush or something and we all know you arent going to do that. Its vastly easier to use a traditional Langstroth bee hive with plastic inserts/wooden frames (pic related). You uncap the frames of honey and spin them in a centrifuge to get the honey. Its fast, efficient, doesnt destroy any of the comb.
