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Inspecting your hive has never been easier with the Flow Super Lifter®.
Lifting honey supers to inspect the brood box can be a real chore – first you have to chisel the boxes apart, then lift the heavy super off and find somewhere to put it down. And when you replace the super afterwards, bees often get squashed.
We’ve invented the Flow Super Lifter so that you can open a beehive without strain. It attaches and detaches easily to Flow Hives and conventional hives, it cracks the propolis seal for you, and we’ve designed it to lift as many as two deep boxes at a time. When you’re ready to close the hive again, the Super Lifter lets you align and replace the boxes gently to avoid the bees getting squashed.
You don’t need a Flow Super Lifter to keep bees! However, if you’d like to avoid heavy lifting, this invention is a great option. When they’re full of honey, supers can weigh upwards of 23kg/50lbs.
Inspecting the brood box regularly is a necessary (and fascinating!) part of beekeeping – using the Super Lifter makes it a lot easier and faster.
The Flow Super Lifter requires minimal maintenance. Simply clean it after use with a damp cloth and store it – we recommend using the custom made Flow Super Lifter bag.
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Standard Kit: Sold OutCedar Anderson and his dad Stuart revolutionized beekeeping in 2015 when they launched an invention that makes honey harvesting easier, gentler and quicker than ever before.
Now, based on feedback from their community of over 140,000 Flow Hive beekeepers in 130 countries, they’ve done the same for routine hive inspections.
The Flow Super Lifter® is another innovation for ease, saving time, promoting the bees’ well-being, and making beekeeping more accessible.
Taking care of bees involves regularly opening the hive to check on them.
This means you had to:
“Lifting, to me, is the biggest problem in beekeeping” - Michael Bush
Cedar Anderson and his dad Stuart revolutionized beekeeping in 2015 when they launched an invention that makes honey harvesting easier, gentler and quicker than ever before.
Now, based on feedback from their community of 140,000 Flow Hive beekeepers in 130 countries, they’ve done the same for routine hive inspections.
The Super Lifter is another innovation for ease, saving time, promoting the bees’ well-being, and making beekeeping more accessible.
Screws
Flow Load Point Screws
Are essential for safely attaching your Super Lifter. Install these on the lower and upper boxes of your hive to use the Super Lifter. If you’ve got multiple hives we recommend getting extra screws so that they can be installed permanently on each hive.
All of our Super Lifter kits come with 8 Load Point Screws, and they can also be purchased separately.
8x for $9, or 24x for $27
How many do I need?Screws
Flow Load Point Screws
Are essential for safely attaching your Super Lifter. Install these on the lower and upper boxes of your hive to use the Super Lifter. If you’ve got multiple hives we recommend getting extra screws so that they can be installed permanently on each hive.
All of our Super Lifter kits come with 8 Load Point Screws, and they can also be purchased separately.
8x for $9, or 24x for $27
How many do I need?Handles
Flow Super Lifter Handles
These specially designed handles make lifting more ergonomic and even easier. Useful if you want to further reduce the weight, and strongly recommended for double box lifts.
The handles attach to the hive using Load Point Screws – install 2 screws on each box that you want to lift using handles.
A pair of Flow Super Lifter Handles are included in the Super Lifter Extension Kit and Super Lifter Deluxe Kit, and they can also be purchased separately.
2x for $79
Handles
Flow Super Lifter Handles
These specially designed handles make lifting more ergonomic and even easier. Useful if you want to further reduce the weight, and strongly recommended for double box lifts.
The handles attach to the hive using Load Point Screws – install 2 screws on each box that you want to lift using handles.
A pair of Flow Super Lifter Handles are included in the Super Lifter Extension Kit and Super Lifter Deluxe Kit, and they can also be purchased separately.
2x for $79
Latches
Flow Brass Hive Latches
Perfect for keeping double boxes securely together when lifting or for attaching your brood box to the hive base.
A pair of latches are included in the Super Lifter Extension Kit and Super Lifter Deluxe Kit, and they can also be purchased separately.
2x for $30, or 6x for $90
How many do I need?Latches
Flow Brass Hive Latches
Perfect for keeping double boxes securely together when lifting or for attaching your brood box to the hive base.
A pair of latches are included in the Super Lifter Extension Kit and Super Lifter Deluxe Kit, and they can also be purchased separately.
2x for $30, or 6x for $90
How many do I need?Bag
Flow Super Lifter Carry Bag
Make storing and transporting your Super Lifter and handles a breeze using this durable carry bag. Custom-designed for comfort and ease of use.
Included in the Super Lifter Deluxe Kit, and can also be purchased separately.
$100
Bag
Flow Super Lifter Carry Bag
Make storing and transporting your Super Lifter and handles a breeze using this durable carry bag. Custom-designed for comfort and ease of use.
Included in the Super Lifter Deluxe Kit, and can also be purchased separately.
$100
Simply add our Load Point Screws to your hives and you’re ready to go.
It does all the work of chiselling the boxes apart for you.
Works with Flow Hives and conventional hives. Can lift up to two deep boxes at a time.
Built to last using hard-wearing extruded aluminium and stainless steel.
It’s light, compact and backpackable.
Carefully developed, tested and refined to produce an optimal design.
The Flow Super Lifter has completely exceeded my expectations! From the moment I started using it, I noticed a huge difference in how smooth and effortless lifting became. It’s incredibly sturdy, easy to handle, and clearly built with quality in mind. Whether it’s for work or weekend projects, it’s become an essential part of my toolkit. I also really appreciate the thoughtful design—it’s clear Flow understands what users need. Highly recommend it to anyone looking for reliability and performance in one package. Thanks, Flow, for delivering such a standout product! Looking forward to seeing what you release next. – Peter
Excellent Worked exactly as claimed easy to fit and easy to use eliminating heavy lifting and significantly reduced the time the bees were disturbed
Easy to install. Easy to use. The supers lift straight off. And go back on just as easily. Great invention.
I don't normally get excited about things I purchase on the internet, but that all changed when my Flowhive Superlifter arrived! 2 years ago, I suffered a nasty spinal injury. Lifting the super of the hive became an overnight chore. Thanks to the Superlifter, I am flipping my hives again with ease, with the added bonus of even less disturbance of the bees. Kudos Flowhive!
The Super Lifter is SUPER! I recently broke a bone in my elbow and another bone in my knee. I was unsure how I would be able to look after my two hives, in particular to perform the varroa tests. The super lifter was a gem. I could open the hives, undergo the tests and close up the hives in record time and by myself. Love it!!!!
