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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Answering your questions from the field.

We know a lot of factors can affect the success of your season. Whether you’re new to beekeeping or a seasoned pro, questions are going to come up. We keep track of your most common questions to provide fresh answers and helpful videos about our products, treatment tips and more.

Can I feed or work the bees during the treatment period?

Do I need an extra honey super on while treating, or can I treat without one in place?

Can I treat with honey supers on?

On the product label, it states: “This product is corrosive. Do not allow product to contact metal surfaces.” Are the strips safe to use with metal queen excluders?

When I remove the outer plastic wrap, should I peel the inner paper wrap off the gel?

Should I close off all entrances except the fully open bottom entrance?

I use polystyrene beehives in my operation, can I use formic acid without melting my beehives or having some obscure chemical reaction?

Can I treat my NUC colonies?

Will freezing the strips extend shelf life?

What is the shelf life for MAQS?

How should I store my MAQS?

What type of protective clothing should I wear when working with MAQS?

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Does the Bee Cozy provide ventilation?

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What beekeepers are saying…

“The product was easy to use and appears to have completely solved my mite problem without unduly upsetting my hive.”

- Gordon

“Good mite control for honey bee hives”

- Neil

“This product was very effective for my hives. Pay close attention to the directions and you should do well”

- Tamara

“We had 30% more honey because the bees overwintered better.”

- Peter Chorabik, Toronto Bee Rescue

“The best mite control product available.”

- Debra

“A quick, easy, effective way to kill Varroa in your hives.”

- Hunter

“Get into a regular treatment program twice a year with MAQS and your bees will be as they should be, healthy and thriving.”

- Bonnie

“NOD has excellent customer service. I use both the Cozies and MAQS. Keep up the good work. We put on two pads of the MAQS twice a year in North Dakota, first of may, they all get fed, fat healthy bees handle treatment much better.”

- Dan

“If I follow the directions on the container, it works really well. Our pallets have a small 4” entrance, only 5/8” high; we need more air volume in there, so we offset the second box by 1/2”. That works wonderful.”

- Brent

“If I can get away with using a treatment that costs me less than 12% a year, with the good that Formic Acid does for us, I say that is excellent!”

- Brent

“After we started using your product (MAQS) our mite counts have gone clear down. We’ve used Apivar for a number of years and they just never seamed to get the mites down, and even when it did, they would spring back up and take advantage of the hive. Last fall we used Apiguard, but it was too much to handle (PPE). Mite Away was applied this spring and it worked! We love the product now. Wished we had used your products before our 600 colony operation crashed. We would be still trucking today”

- Matt

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Helping ensure safer and easier beekeeping.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Answering your questions from the field.

Can I feed or work the bees during the treatment period?

Do I need an extra honey super on while treating, or can I treat without one in place?

Can I treat with honey supers on?

On the product label, it states: “This product is corrosive. Do not allow product to contact metal surfaces.” Are the strips safe to use with metal queen excluders?

When I remove the outer plastic wrap, should I peel the inner paper wrap off the gel?

Should I close off all entrances except the fully open bottom entrance?

I use polystyrene beehives in my operation, can I use formic acid without melting my beehives or having some obscure chemical reaction?

Can I treat my NUC colonies?

Will freezing the strips extend shelf life?

What is the shelf life for MAQS?

How should I store my MAQS?

What type of protective clothing should I wear when working with MAQS?

Browse the Top Questions

Formicpro

How do I dispose of the spent strips?

Do spent strips need to be removed after the treatment?

I see some dead bees at the entrance of my hive, what is happening?

MAQS

Can I feed or work the bees during the 7 day treatment period?

Will freezing the strips extend shelf life?

Do I need an extra honey super on while treating, or can I treat without one in place?

Bee Cozy

Does the Bee Cozy provide ventilation?

My Bee Cozy is wet, what should I do?

Where do I place the inner cover pad?

Didn’t find what you’re looking for?

What beekeepers are saying…

“The product was easy to use and appears to have completely solved my mite problem without unduly upsetting my hive.”

“Good mite control for honey bee hives”

“This product was very effective for my hives. Pay close attention to the directions and you should do well”

“We had 30% more honey because the bees overwintered better.”

“The best mite control product available.”

“A quick, easy, effective way to kill Varroa in your hives.”

“Get into a regular treatment program twice a year with MAQS and your bees will be as they should be, healthy and thriving.”

“NOD has excellent customer service. I use both the Cozies and MAQS. Keep up the good work. We put on two pads of the MAQS twice a year in North Dakota, first of may, they all get fed, fat healthy bees handle treatment much better.”

“If I follow the directions on the container, it works really well. Our pallets have a small 4” entrance, only 5/8” high; we need more air volume in there, so we offset the second box by 1/2”. That works wonderful.”

“If I can get away with using a treatment that costs me less than 12% a year, with the good that Formic Acid does for us, I say that is excellent!”

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