Press Release
COVID-19 Coronavirus: NOD Apiary Products Addresses Supply Questions
23 March 2020 – Information is reviewed daily and updated as required
NOD Apiary Products is a supplier of honey bee and animal health products, therefore part of agriculture and the food production industry. As such we are considered to be an essential industry.
Regarding our internal operations, NOD is monitoring and following all guidelines set out by the Canadian government. Our manufacturing site is continuing to produce product as usual. We are not expecting any disruption to our supply chain. Domestically and internationally, we are closely monitoring our shipments to ensure any potential disruption is quickly identified.
At this time we are aware of a delay at our European testing site, due to an equipment issue at the certified third-party test site. It is expected to be rectified shortly, however, two of our European shipments, originally scheduled for delivery in March are now scheduled for delivery in mid-April.
We will provide additional information to our distributors in the event of any changes that may affect their receiving of our product.
Frankford, Ontario – August 7, 2019 – NOD Apiary Products, a global leader for providing sustainable products to the beekeeping industry, announced that the extended shelf life product, MAQS+ would be rebranded to Formic Pro™ in the New Zealand marketplace. The comprehensive rebrand refocuses the company’s efforts to maintain consistent education and brand recognition across the global marketplace.
Formic Pro™ provides beekeepers with a sustainable, organically certified miticide that targets and controls the Varroa Mite where they reproduce, under the brood cap.
“Apimondia 2019 presented itself as the opportunity to get all of our brands on the same page, globally. For the global community of beekeepers to discuss NOD’s products in the same space layed the foundation for this rebrand to occur.”
AVAILABILITY
Formic Pro™ is available through our beekeeping supply partner in New Zealand, New Zealand Beeswax.
MEDIA CONTACT
NOD Apiary Products Ltd.
Kathleen Ireland
Global Marketing Manager | 613-398-8422 etc. 205 | kathleeni@nodglobal.com
A new tool to protect the honey bees of Canada from its worst enemy, the parasitic mite Varroa destructor, has just been granted registration in Canada by PMRA
NOD Apiary Products is pleased to announce the Federal Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) has granted the Canadian registration of its newest all natural varroacide, Formic Pro™. It is a third generation product 20 years in the making. Key advancements in its bee protection technology include a longer shelf live, easier storage conditions and reduced packaging, pleasing distributors and beekeepers alike.
David VanderDussen, CEO of the Frankford, Ontario based company that developed and manufactures the product, stated that “Formic Pro™ has been well received by US beekeepers over the last two years and has also been introduced to New Zealand. We are very pleased that beekeepers in our home country can now have access to our latest sustainable bee protection product.”
NOD Apiary Products is the winner of several awards, including the Ontario Premier’s Award for Agri-Food Innovation Excellence 2006, Innovation Project of the Year 2008, Agri Business of the Year 2011, and most recently the Quinte Manufacturing Association’s 2018 Trailblazer of the Year Award.
To learn more about Formic Pro™ visit our website: https://nodglobal.com/formic-pro/
Availability
Formic Pro™ will be available in time for spring through beekeeping supply stores across Canada. View a list of all our Bee Suppliers on our website: https://nodglobal.com/distributorscan/
About NOD Apiary Products Ltd.
NOD Apiary Products Ltd. is a Canadian company formed in 1997 by beekeepers. Honeybee and animal health is our focus. The founders saw formic acid as the active ingredient most likely to be developed into a practical, organic, sustainable miticide for the beekeeping industry. Properly formulated, it could control varroa and tracheal mites, protect the image of honey as a wholesome food, and leave no residues in the hive components. Our global reach at NOD Apiary Products Ltd. continues with operating subsidiaries in the United States, NOD Apiary Products USA Inc., and in Europe, NOD Europe Ltd., to be able to serve the beekeepers in those regions. Our passion is honey bee health and young livestock wellness, and as such, we are dedicated to environmental stewardship.
May 18, 2018 – Liverpool, UK – NOD Europe Ltd. is pleased to announce the partnership of Mr. Miki Gasic, Sustainable Agriculture Consultancy to the NOD network. Effective immediately, Mr. Gasic will work on behalf of NOD Europe Ltd. as a Technical Consultant. Miki will provide support for our European and MENA distributors and beekeepers.
“There is a natural fit between our two organisations, in the way we think and the customers we serve. By partnering we are continuing to provide leading honey bee health products to our European and MENA regions while delivering additional value to our customers.” said Kathleen Ireland, Global Marketing Manager of NOD Apiary Products Ltd. “Having boots on the ground in Europe and MENA regions means addressing customers’ needs without delay.”
Miki Gasic has supported and served the beekeeping industry as owner of “Beokosnice’’ (Beobeehives) and the President of the Serbian Beekeepers’ Association 2016-2017. Miki is a highly motivated and dynamic individual with considerable experience in the areas of beekeeping, honey production and supply. His focus is on ensuring a healthy bee population through appropriate bee health prevention and management. His strong technical background is blended with direct sales experience within the automotive, furniture and the global beekeeping industry.
“Our shared vision and passion for honeybee health and environmental sustainability will ensure that this partnership directly and meaningfully contributes to the global beekeeping sector, and the beekeepers in Europe and MENA regions in particular. It will help strengthen quality support to our current customers and enable to better and faster cooperate and expand further our customer base.”
Contact
NOD Europe Ltd.
Miki Gasic
Technical Consultant | +1613-398-8422 ext. 3205 | + 381 63 8280 874 | mikig@nodeurope.eu
Media Contact
NOD Apiary Products Ltd.
Kathleen Ireland
Global Marketing Manager | +1613-398-8422 ext. 205 | kathleeni@nodglobal.com
About NOD Apiary Products Ltd. and its family of companies
NOD Apiary Products Ltd. is a Canadian company formed in 1997 by beekeepers in Canada. Honeybee and animal health is our focus. The founders at NOD saw formic acid as the active ingredient most likely to be developed into a practical, sustainable miticide for the beekeeping industry. Properly formulated, it could control varroa and tracheal mites, protect the image of honey as a wholesome food, and leave no residues in the hive components.
NOD Apiary Products Ltd. continues to aid the developing apiculture industry by producing organic and sustainable Honey bee health products. Mite Away Quick Strips (MAQS Beehive Strips) and Formic Pro (MAQS+) are formic acid polysaccharide gel strips which, when placed in the brood chamber of a honey bee hive, act as an organic miticide that kills the varroa mite where it reproduces, under the brood cap. Both product lines have the technology that eliminates the risk of residues; beekeepers can use it safely during the honey flow. In Canada the Mite Away Quick Strips are available, across 17 European regions, MAQS Beehive Strips are available, in New Zealand MAQS+ is available and in the USA both, Mite Away Quick Strips and Formic Pro are available.
NOD Apiary Products’ Bee Cozy Winter Hive Wraps have been used successfully in the field for over 25 years. By properly preparing Honey bees for winter, colonies are more likely to have a productive season, using less feed and reaching maximum health and vigour earlier in the season. Easy to work with, the Bee Cozy ‘slip-on, slip-off’ system saves beekeepers valuable time getting ready for winter. Bee Cozy Winter Hive Wraps are available across Canada, USA and Europe.
Our global reach at NOD Apiary Products Ltd. continues with operating subsidiaries in the United States, NOD Apiary Products USA Inc. and NOD Europe Ltd. in the United Kingdom.
NOD Apiary Products was awarded the Ontario Premier’s Award for Agri-Food Innovation Excellence, 2006, Innovation Project of the Year, 2008 and Agri Business of the Year, 2011. Our passion is honey bee health and young livestock wellness, and as such, we are dedicated to environmental stewardship.
MAQS+ has arrived in New Zealand!
MAQS+ are the newest Formic Acid polysaccharide gel strip for the treatment and control of Varroosis caused by the Varroa Destructor in Honey bees (Apis Mellifera). MAQS+ has a 24-month extended shelf life.
Protect your bees from Varroa Destructor with the newest highly effective organic treatment. Learn more nodglobal.com
To purchase, visit our exclusive New Zealand distributor Ecrotek.
All Natural Extended Shelf Life Product
Frankford, Ontario – NOD Apiary Products is pleased to announce the New Zealand registration of its newest all natural varroacide, MAQS+™. The new product features a 24-month shelf life that distributors and beekeepers in the New Zealand marketplace have been seeking.
“Since its first introduction to the global industry in 2011, millions of honey bee colonies worldwide have been effectively protected from mites by Mite Away Quick Strips™ (MAQS™); yet our distributors were seeking an additional product with more lenient storage conditions while continuing to provide to their customers all of the easy to use characteristics of MAQS™.
After years of testing and trialing NOD is responding by introducing our extended shelf life product, MAQS+™, allowing our beekeepers to continue to control Varroa mites naturally while providing better inventory capability for our distributors.” said Kathleen Ireland, Global Marketing Manager, NOD Apiary Products Ltd. “The entire company strives to deliver the most effective, sustainable varroacide to beekeepers. Our heartfelt thanks goes to those volunteer beekeepers that tested beta versions in the final stages of product development.”
Performance
The registration for MAQS+ is a full-dose (2 strips) 7-day treatment. MAQS+ has an average of 83-97% efficacy and causes mortality to a significant number of mites under the brood cap as well as adult mites on the bees. MAQS+ does not require temperature controlled storage.
MAQS+ is an all-natural product that is fully bio-degradable and can be used during the honey flow without leaving residues in the honey or wax. In New Zealand, there is a 14-day withdrawal post treatment. MAQS+ is organically certified through BioGro NZ.
To learn more about MAQS+ visit the New Zealand (Aotearoa) website https://nodglobal.com/maqsplus
Pricing and Availability
MAQS+™ will be available through Ecrotek Beekeeping Supplies. www.ecrotek.co.nz 0800-11-77-66. The first shipment is set to leave Canada by the end of September.
Looking Forward
On the horizon is another invasive mite of the honey bee: Tropilaelaps. NOD has been working with researchers in Thailand, testing MAQS+™ against these mites. Our product proved to be the most effective. Incursions of this mite are being monitored in New Zealand. Should it appear, with an amendment to the label the beekeepers will have a readily available tool to control it.
About NOD Apiary Products ltd.
NOD Apiary Products Ltd. is a Canadian company formed in 1997 by beekeepers. Honeybee and animal health is our focus. The founders at NOD saw formic acid as the active ingredient most likely to be developed into a practical, sustainable miticide for the beekeeping industry. Properly formulated, it could control varroa and tracheal mites, protect the image of honey as a wholesome food, and leave no residues in the hive components.
Our global reach at NOD Apiary Products Ltd. continues with operating subsidiaries in the United States, NOD Apiary Products USA Inc. and in Europe, NOD Europe Ltd., to be able to serve the beekeepers in that region.
NOD Apiary Products was awarded the Ontario Premier’s Award for Agri-Food Innovation Excellence, 2006, Innovation Project of the Year, 2008 and Agri Business of the Year, 2011. Our passion is honey bee health and young livestock wellness, and as such, we are dedicated to environmental stewardship.
Media Contact
NOD Apiary Products Ltd.
Kathleen Ireland
Global Marketing Manager | 613-398-8422 etc. 205 | kathleeni@nodglobal.com
All Natural Extended Shelf Life Product
Frankford, Ontario – NOD Apiary Products is pleased to announce the USA registration of its newest all natural varroacide, Formic Pro™. The new product features a 24-month shelf life that distributors in the USA marketplace have been seeking.
“Since being introduced to the US market in 2011, millions of honey bee colonies worldwide have been effectively protected from mites by Mite Away Quick Strips™ (MAQS™); yet our distributors were seeking an additional product with more lenient storage conditions while continuing to provide to their customers all of the easy to use characteristics of MAQS™.
After years of testing and trialing NOD responded by introducing our extended shelf life product, Formic Pro™, allowing our beekeepers to continue to control Varroa mites naturally while providing better inventory capability for our distributors.” said Kathleen Ireland, Global Marketing Manager, NOD Apiary Products Ltd. “The entire company strives to deliver the most effective, sustainable varroacide to beekeepers. Our heartfelt thanks goes to those volunteer beekeepers that tested beta versions in the final stages of product development.”
Performance
There are two treatment options when local thresholds are met: Option One: 2 strips for 14 days. Option Two: 1st strip for 10 days remove and replace with 2nd strip for an additional 10 days. Formic Pro has an average of 83-97% efficacy and causes mortality to a significant number of mites under the brood cap as well as adult mites on the bees. Formic Pro doesn’t require temperature controlled storage.
Formic Pro is an all-natural product that is fully bio-degradable and can be used during the honey flow without leaving residues in the honey or wax.
To learn more about Formic Pro visit the USA website https://nodglobal.com/formic-pro/
Pricing and Availability
Formic Pro™ is available through our beekeeping supply stores in the USA. View a list of all our Bee Suppliers on our website https://nodglobal.com/distributors/
The EPA granted the federal level registration earlier in the year, now the required State by State applications are being granted. To view the status of your State visit our website https://nodglobal.com/purchase/
Looking Forward
On the horizon is another invasive mite of the honey bee: Tropilaelaps. NOD has been working with researchers in Thailand, testing Formic Pro™ against these mites. Our product proved to be the most effective. The USDA is monitoring for incursions of this mite in the US. Should it appear, with an amendment to the label the beekeepers will have a readily available tool to control it.
About NOD Apiary Products ltd.
NOD Apiary Products Ltd. is a Canadian company formed in 1997 by beekeepers. Honeybee and animal health is our focus. The founders at NOD saw formic acid as the active ingredient most likely to be developed into a practical, sustainable miticide for the beekeeping industry. Properly formulated, it could control varroa and tracheal mites, protect the image of honey as a wholesome food, and leave no residues in the hive components.
Our global reach at NOD Apiary Products Ltd. continues with operating subsidiaries in the United States, NOD Apiary Products USA Inc. and in Europe, NOD Europe Ltd., to be able to serve the beekeepers in that region.
NOD Apiary Products was awarded the Ontario Premier’s Award for Agri-Food Innovation Excellence, 2006, Innovation Project of the Year, 2008 and Agri Business of the Year, 2011. Our passion is honey bee health and young livestock wellness, and as such, we are dedicated to environmental stewardship.
Media Contact
NOD Apiary Products Ltd.
Kathleen Ireland
Global Marketing Manager | 613-398-8422 etc. 205 | kathleeni@nodglobal.com
MAQS® Beehive Strips marketing authorization holder NOD Europe Ltd. has partnered with a second United Kingdom wholesale distributor Bee Equipment Ltd.™
Liverpool, United Kingdom and Canterbury, United Kingdom – July 18, 2016 – NOD Europe Ltd. and Bee-Equipment Ltd. announced today that Bee-Equipment Ltd. is now an official wholesale distributor for the MAQS® Beehive Strips. This marks a significant milestone in the partnership between the two companies, as Bee-Equipment Ltd. will be servicing beekeepers across United Kingdom and Ireland. Broadening access to the residue free innovative solution for controlling the Varroa mite was a goal for NOD Europe Ltd.
“We are delighted to be bringing unbeatable prices and excellent customer service on MAQS® and a wide range of beekeeping equipment to the UK and Irish markets,” said Patrick Murfet, owner of Bee-Equipment Ltd.
The MAQS® Beehive Strips have been available for just over 3 years in the UK and 2 years in Ireland. Historically the product had been solely imported by B.C.W. Agriculture Ltd. who successfully co-launched the product with NOD Europe Ltd. in 2013 and will continue to import and market the product alongside Bee-Equipment Ltd.
The treatment successfully targets the Varroa mite where they reproduce, under the brood cap, arresting the transmission of viruses into the developing baby bee. The product uniquely controls the Varroa mite by harnessing the vapours of formic acid, which naturally occurs in honey. When bees are treated with MAQS® Beehive Strip there is no risk of unwanted residues in the honey or wax.
MAQS® Beehive Strip is also registered in Bulgaria, Canada, Cyprus, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Lithuania, Malta, New Zealand, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland and the United States of America. The product is marketed by NOD in all countries through authorized distributors. For more information on how to purchase the product in Europe, please visit the webpage of NOD Europe Ltd. www.nodeurope.eu
About NOD Apiary Products
NOD Apiary Products Ltd. is a Canadian company formed in 1997 by beekeepers in Canada. Honeybee and animal health is our focus. NOD Apiary Products Ltd. continues to aid the developing apiculture industry by producing organic and sustainable Honey bee health products. MAQS® Beehive Strips are now approved in 18 European countries as well as in Canada, the USA and New Zealand.
Our global reach at NOD Apiary Products Ltd. continues with operating subsidiaries in the United States, NOD Apiary Products USA Inc., NOD Europe Ltd. in the United Kingdom, and our NOD Europe Ltd. branch office in Germany.
NOD Apiary Products was awarded the Ontario Premier’s Award for Agri-Food Innovation Excellence, 2006, Innovation Project of the Year, 2008 and Agri Business of the Year, 2011. To learn more visit our website www.nodeurope.eu
About Bee Equipment™
Bee Equipment Ltd is a fast-growing UK based retailer and wholesaler selling beekeeping equipment across the United Kingdom, continental Europe and the rest of the world. To learn more about how we service the Apiculture Industry visit our website www.bee-equipment.co.uk
Proud distributors of MAQS® Beehive Strips.
Media Contacts:
Product information:
NOD Europe Ltd.
Renate Wapenhensch
(Germany)
Tel. +49 6232 8158826
General information:
Bee-Equipment Ltd.
Melodie Webster
(United Kingdom)
May 2, 2016, NOD Apiary Products Ltd. New Sales Representative, North America
Frankford, ON – NOD Apiary Products Ltd. is pleased to announce the addition of Mr. Tom Nolan to the NOD sales team. Effective immediately, Tom will serve as the Sales Representative for NOD Apiary Products Ltd. and NOD Apiary Products USA Inc. sales team.
He will also be responsible for keeping customer satisfaction the focus of NOD.
October 7, 2014, Mite Away Quick Strips® (MAQS® Beehive Strips) gains Organic Certification from internationally recognized certifier BioGro.
