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MITE AWAY QUICK STRIPS ARE FORMIC ACID POLYSACCHARIDE GEL STRIPS FOR THE TREATMENT AND CONTROL OF VARROOSIS CAUSED BY THE VARROA DESTRUCTOR IN HONEY BEES (APIS MELLIFERA).

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Why MAQS?

High Efficacy

MAQS has 90-99% efficacy and kills mites under the cap.

Residue Free

Treat during the Honey Flow. MAQS leaves no residues in wax or honey.

Ready to Use

MAQS is ready to use. No mixing required.

Organic

MAQS is certified Organic through BioGro.

Biodegradable

MAQS strips are made from all natural biodegradable materials and can be composted.

7 Day

MAQS is a quick 7 day treatment. Strips do not need to be removed after treatment.

No Resistance

Formic Acid has bee used for over 30 years without any known resistance.

2 Treatment Options

7 Day & 21 Day treatment options available for beekeeper preferences.

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NOD Head Office

2325 Frankford Road
Frankford, Ontario
K0K 2C0 Canada

Phone: 613 398 8422
Fax: 613 398 0495
Toll Free: 866 483 2929

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As #NationalHoneyMonth comes to a close, beekeeper

As #NationalHoneyMonth comes to a close, beekeepers here in Ontario are well into the fall honey season. What a perfect time to share important basics (and good reminders!) for your honey harvest.

Click the link in our bio 🔗 to read our latest blog by Dr. Heather Broccard-Bell, Honey Bee Health Researcher at NOD—and let us know how your harvest went this year!

While honey is made up of a variety of sugars, it

While honey is made up of a variety of sugars, it contains mostly glucose and fructose—the sweetest of natural sugars 😋 Different floral and feeding sources provide an assortment of sugars, then it’s up to honey bees to add the enzymes that break apart those sugars to create honey’s unique sweetness.
On the “sweetness scale” most honey ranges between 113 to 115 but some sources deliver even higher. According to one study, Locust honey came in as the sweetest. But the famous #TupeloHoney ranked in half of the top ten spots! 🍯💛
Click the link in our bio 🔗 to read the full article from American Bee Journal @dadantbeekeeping

It’s Honey Extraction Day at NOD! All year, our

It’s Honey Extraction Day at NOD! All year, our Bee Club team has been learning about bees in the classroom and getting hands on beekeeping experience in our bee yard. Today, we collected the sweet rewards 😍🍯😋

Happy Labour Day, from our busy workers to yours!

Happy Labour Day, from our busy workers to yours! Our offices will be closed Monday, September 6th. We hope everyone has a fun and safe long weekend! 🎇🎆

A late summer feast for the bees! 😋 Goldenrod i

A late summer feast for the bees! 😋 Goldenrod is in full bloom here in Ontario. This late-flowering plant provides an important source of nectar and pollen for honey bees before the fall—and another batch of Goldenrod honey for some lucky beekeepers.

It belongs to the very large Asteraceae plant family, along with dandelions, daisies, artichokes and sunflowers—and about 22,750 other species. But be careful if planting/transplanting it, Goldenrod can be dominant and invasive.

While there are over 300 types of honey worldwide

While there are over 300 types of honey worldwide 🍯🍯🍯 one in particular comes with quite the price tag: Centauri Honey, harvested from a cave in Turkey, is the most expensive honey in the world! 🤑 @centaurihoneybyahmeterencakir broke the Guinness World Record earlier this year, coming in at £8,700/kg (about $12,000USD). Reports state it has a strong bitter taste, is rich in minerals, and only harvested once a year …Excuse us while we go check local honey prices.

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Happy #NationalHoneyMonth! Initiated by the U.S. @

Happy #NationalHoneyMonth! Initiated by the U.S. @nationalhoneyboard in 1989, September is when many beekeepers conclude honey collection season.

To celebrate this month, we’re going to share a few of our favourite tips, tricks and fun facts, all about honey!

Did you know that formic acid naturally occurs in honey? It’s the organic acid that acts as the active ingredient in #MAQS and #FormicPro — and both products are safe for use with honey supers on! They’re made with all-natural ingredients and leave no residues in honey, wax or hive components, ensuring the wholesomeness of your #honey.

It’s always sweet visiting our friends @dancingb

It’s always sweet visiting our friends @dancingbeeequipment! A little #Varroa education to head into the weekend, and of course we had to pop into @thebeeworks_porthope gift shop 😋

What makes formic acid so special? …We’re so g

What makes formic acid so special? …We’re so glad you asked! Formic acid has a number of useful properties that make it an ideal miticide—no matter if you manage five or five thousand colonies.

We want to encourage beekeepers everywhere to think critically about their treatment plans, ensuring the health of their colonies and honey bees worldwide! 🐝🌎

Our latest blog takes a look at the unique properties of formic acid, and what sets it apart from the rest. Click the link in our bio 🔗

Beekeepers need to begin preparing for winter in t

Beekeepers need to begin preparing for winter in the heat of summer! 🥵☀️ 🔜 🥶❄️
• If you haven’t started already, now’s the time to Monitor and Treat your colonies for #Varroa mites. Be sure to read and follow label and temperature guides for #MAQS and #FormicPro.
• Get your feeding plans ready. After your last honey pull, provide colonies with ample feed stores to keep your bees healthy through winter.
• Once outside temps are consistently below cluster point (50°F / 10°C), wrapping your hives will help maintain ambient temperatures and conserve feed stores—so your colonies can build up stronger in the spring. Order your Bee Cozy Winter Hive Wraps now to be ready for the fall.

🔗 Click the link in our bio to checkout FAQS for your fall treatments.

We got a head start on the #pollinatorgarden at NO

We got a head start on the #pollinatorgarden at NOD's new Trenton facility this summer. There will be much more to come, but looks like the bees are already enjoying it! 🌼🌷🌸🐝

#FAQSFRIDAY - Did you know formic acid treatments

#FAQSFRIDAY - Did you know formic acid treatments can kill Varroa mites under the brood cap? Swipe for video ➡️
Q: Why should a beekeeper choose Formic Pro or MAQS over oxalic acid?
A: The benefit of Formic Pro and MAQS is that they are brood treatment - these two NOD products are able to target the mites where they reproduce, which is under the brood cap. Killing the male mites in a beehive removes the possibility of reproduction. Any unfertilized female mites that are left in the hive will be unable to reproduce. On the other hand, oxalic acid can only target mites in the dispersal stage (the "phoretic" mites found on adult bees), and so you have to do more repetitive treatments and you're only ever targeting the mites on those adult honey bees.
REMINDER: For all critical treatments and to get under the cap Varroa control, we recommended applying the 2-strip treatment option with Formic Pro or MAQS.

How do you monitor mite levels? 🧐🔍🔮 Late

How do you monitor mite levels? 🧐🔍🔮

Late summer/early fall is one of the most important times to check the mite levels in your colonies, to inform if you should treat before the winter brood is produced.

We often hear beginners are hesitant to monitor and larger operations get too busy to check. Ideally, mite counts should be performed MONTHLY. Be sure to also do post-treatment monitoring to track efficacy of your treatment and reinfestation to plan for potential follow up treatments, if needed.

Our preferred method is an alcohol wash. It’s a simple and effective way to give the best example of a hive’s mite count. Click the 🔗 Link in our bio to watch a great demo video of the alcohol wash method from @honeybeesatuog

The typical threshold to prompt treatment is about 3-9 mites in a sample of 300, which is approximately 1-3% infestation. Find your region’s treatment guides by state/province or contact your local bee inspector or association.

#FAQSFRIDAY swipe for our video on treatment tempe

#FAQSFRIDAY swipe for our video on treatment temperature guidelines ☀️🌧
• Question: It’s been hot! What is the max temperature I can treat with MAQS or Formic Pro?
• Answer: Only your first 3 days of treatment need to have daytime temps consistently below 29.5°C or 85°F. Keep in mind that range should INCLUDE the humidity factor. Look for a 3-day window that avoids rainy days too. Don’t forget to read the label and ensure proper ventilation! 🌬

Did you know that honey bees can detect electrical

Did you know that honey bees can detect electrical ⚡️and magnetic 🧲 fields? In our latest blog, NOD's Honey Bee Health Researcher, Dr. Heather Broccard-Bell, explains how bees experience the world. The more we understand about their remarkable capabilities and unique behaviour, the more we can improve honey bee management. 🔗 Link in bio

Have you treated your colonies yet? Late summer is

Have you treated your colonies yet? Late summer is the most crucial time to ensure over-wintering success ✅ Focus on getting mite counts under control (close to zero!) at least 6 weeks before the colony rears the bees that will make up the winter cluster. The general rule is to treat by mid-August. We recommend always treating with a full dose (2 strips) MAQS or Formic Pro to reach Varroa mites where they reproduce, under the brood cap.

@obattp 👏 🕷VARROA MITE LIFE CYCLE🕷 Varro

@obattp 👏 🕷VARROA MITE LIFE CYCLE🕷

Varroa mites reproduce exclusively in capped brood cells. Adult females will slip into a brood cell right before it gets capped. We call this mother mite a “foundress.” There can be more than one foundress per cell. After the cell gets capped, the foundress will lay eggs and feed on the pupa. The first egg she lays will always be male. The rest of the eggs she lays will be female.

A single Varroa mite can lay up to 6 eggs. These eggs will hatch and mature in the cell, feeding on the pupa all the while. The offspring will mate with each other once they reach maturity. When the bee emerges from its cell, the mature female mites will leave with it, and spread throughout the hive, starting the cycle of reproduction all over again. Males and immature females will stay in the cell and die - this is why you only ever see adult female mites attached to bees. The bee that was fed upon during its development will be weak, and have a shortened lifespan.

Swipe to see a labelled photo of some of the different developmental stages.

When brood is present, around 80% of the mite population will be located in capped brood cells. This is why it's important to use a varroa treatment that penetrates brood cappings when brood is present in the hive. >>> like Formic Pro or Mite Away Quick Strips! 🐝💛

Ever wonder what it's like to be a bee? 🤔 We th

Ever wonder what it's like to be a bee? 🤔 We think about this pretty often. So we asked Dr. Heather Broccard-Bell, our Honey Bee Health Researcher, to shine some light into the life of bees. Read all about the honey bee’s unique visual capabilities in part one of our blog series on how bees experience the world (🔗 link in bio).

Oh honey! 🍯 We’ve been busy harvesting these

Oh honey! 🍯 We’ve been busy harvesting these past few weeks, and plenty of honey means lots of uncapping to do. Sometimes the simplest solution can be the best. We heard some fun techniques from customers this past week at the @dancingbeeequipment Grand Opening Event. Drop a comment below to share your go-to method for uncapping!

We heard some great questions from our beekeepers

We heard some great questions from our beekeepers today at the @dancingbeeequipment Grand Opening Event. Check out our stories and our link in bio for more common questions.

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@BlackrockH @FIBKA_IE @agriculture_ie We’ve run into a delay getting our new batch release site in Ireland up and running. Covid has stalled audits by HPRA. Ireland distributors can’t purchase more than a few pails and we can only ship pallets to EU. Hoping to have solution in another few months 🤞🏼

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@BlackrockH @TheHPRA @FIBKA_IE It has been a very tough year trying to get product into EU. Try going through Thornes or Andermatt UK.

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@BlackrockH @TheHPRA @FIBKA_IE We are working with our UK distributors to supply IE until we get our new copacking and batch release site up and running in IE. Moving due to brexit, Covid and regulatory red tape has really delayed this process. Our goal is to have everything operational for Jan 2022.

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