Perhaps I'm being obtuse, but I could see how the "Flow" is possible and
not just some scam or hype.

I don't know how the "Flow" is intended to work, but I could certainly
imagine a scenario where there is (for lack of a better term) a chamber
that runs down the center of a plastic foundation sheet, with small holes
built into the bottom of each cell. The chamber that runs down the center
could feed to a reservoir at the top and bottom of the frame, almost where
the bottom and top bar of a frame would be. From there, you would just need
to find a way to "puncture" the small hole (or holes) in the bottom of the
cell frame (as the bees are likely to cap it over with wax), have the honey
drain to the bottom reservoir, and with the addition of a "tap" have the
bottom reservoir drain into a jar.

Now, I don't know if that's how the "Flow" is supposed to be set up, or if
it would even work. You may need some type of pressure added to the top
reservoir to create enough pressure between the foundation sheets to force
air into each cell, and then force the honey out one of the holes at the
bottom of the cell. I imagine you'll have tons of issues getting those
small cells open, and issues getting low moisture content honey or
granulated honey out of the cells. But as a concept, I see it plausible.

I would imagine the costs of developing it would be extensive though. If
they already have a working prototype, I question what they need the
kickstarter campaign for, unless it's to acquire enough "pre-sale" orders
to turn a prototype into a full scale production model.

I would also disagree that there is no use for it on a commercial scale.
Assuming it works, I could easily see whole supers created for it. Whether
it would be cheaper than having an extractor and paying someone to uncap
frames, that I don't know.

I don't know what is up with all the aggression toward the concept. No
different than creating a new hive tool, or a 12 frame super in my opinion.
If it works for you, great. If not, move along.

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