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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

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Frankford, Ontario
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Phone: 613 398 8422
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Continuing our employee appreciation theme - let m

Continuing our employee appreciation theme - let me introduce Ms. Holly Baldwin! Holly is our Regulatory Affairs Manager. She is always reaching for the stars while savouring her daily dose of honey. 🍯
As a Biotechnology graduate, Holly originally joined the NOD team in 2013 as Laboratory Technician. She was quickly promoted to Quality Coordinator before shifting her attention to lead NOD’s Regulatory department.

Holly has the spectacular ability to bring levity to all situations. This skill has ensured that there is fun to be had even during the most demanding of projects [registering a Veterinary Medicine in 23 European Regions 🥳]

An OG member of the NOD Bee Club, Holly has always gravitated towards honeybees for their complexity and organized nature.

Lately, she has been working towards getting a community bee yard and pollinator garden set up in her local village. This initiative will allow Holly to educate and enrich her daughter, ‘Lily’, connection with nature through the fascinating honeybee.
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NOD has been growing rapidly over the last few yea

NOD has been growing rapidly over the last few years. For fun, we thought we’d focus on some of our staff - the ones that ensure our success by living our mission and make loving bees part of their life.

First up - Mr. Tom Nolan! Tom is our lead Sales Representative and the biggest honeybee enthusiast. Tom has always said his personal mission is to ensure the sustainability of honey bee health. This is the primary reason he joined the NOD team in 2016.

Before NOD, Tom managed Propolis-etc Toronto branch store and served as the coordinator for Cuban/Canadian relations and sales for Havana House Tobacco Merchants. 🇨🇺

Tom’s enthusiasm for Honey bees begins at home. He actively serves his community; he was the Founder and past-President of the Urban Toronto Beekeepers Association. In Tom’s spare time he supports and educates urban beekeepers on best management practices, varroa control, swarm catching, volunteers at an organic farm, and loves to partake in a strong espresso with his wife Sonia.

Tom is usually on the road for NOD, educating beekeepers internationally. These days he’s Zooming 🤣 if your looking for a guest speaker for your bee club - give Tom a shout!
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Falling in love with bees ♥️ Happy Valentine’s Day Friends!

We can’t wait to get back into sharing our love of bees 🐝

Just a few deep freezes left and spring will be here 🤞🏼 #bringonspring
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The frost - thaws have officially begun in Ontario

The frost - thaws have officially begun in Ontario.
Although we are likely in for more freezing temperatures. Yesterday, the bees were out flying and today back into cluster formation as a giant snow storm descended upon us. I am sure I wasn’t the only one pumped to run out to the hives to check activity during the winter reprieve!
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Continuing the throwbacks of summer and stumbled o

Continuing the throwbacks of summer and stumbled on this picture of Tom in our NOD bee yard.

It struck me that there is a type of love language that beekeepers speak in regards to their bees. This picture features a gorgeous frame of solid brood pattern with honey around the edges - exactly what we want to see when pulling frames midsummer.

What other images speak of honeybee prosperity to you as a beekeeper?
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We’re in the middle of our first real deep freez

We’re in the middle of our first real deep freeze here in Ontario, Canada. The cool weather and lockdown has us reminiscing about the warm buzzing days of summer!

What is keeping you busy this winter?
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Join our team as Marketing Manager 🐝 Tremendou

Join our team as Marketing Manager 🐝
Tremendous opportunity to become part of a dedicated team set on providing sustainable honey bee health products and services to the global beekeeping community.

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Good Morning and Happy New Year! ❄️ We receive

Good Morning and Happy New Year! ❄️
We received a massive amount of snow overnight. Its a winter wonderland and our bees are softly humming inside their hives, wrapped up in Bee Cozy wraps.
The wraps are great for assisting the bees in keeping their internal temperatures consistent, especially during the frost - thaws! However, the Bee Cozy really benefits the incubation period in late winter when the Queen begins laying new spring brood. That’s where they really pay off.
If you haven’t wrapped yet - there is still time! Plus, with the Bee Cozy you don’t have to open the colony, just slide the wrap over top of the inner cover and your set!
Check out our YouTube page to watch how easy it is to wrap your bees with a Bee Cozy!
Do you have snow yet in your area?
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During the holiday season, our thoughts turn grate

During the holiday season, our thoughts turn gratefully to those who have made our success possible. It is in the spirit that we say thank you and send best wishes for the holiday and New Year.
Our offices will be closed beginning at noon on December 24. We will reopen January 4, 2021 8:00 am EST. If you require immediate assistance DM us or send us an email info@nodglobal.com.

Started wrapping my colonies today. One yard done.

Started wrapping my colonies today. One yard done. Bee Cozy’s and inner cover pads on, plenty of feed, varroa treatments done.

In our cold weather region the winter bees have be

In our cold weather region the winter bees have been expanding their cluster formation over the past few days. Bringing in fresh pollen and touring around in what may be the last days before the cool weather really sets in.
As a beekeeper this warm jet stream provided a small opportunity to venture into the bees one more time before wrapping the girls for the long winter ahead.
I pulled off my hive-top feeders, replaced them with an inner cover with an open upper entrance and did some general bee observing. Smell, sounds and of course, a overview cluster snapshot for the bee book. Next task is wrapping them up for winter in the Bee Cozy.
What tasks are you undertaking this week with your bees?
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Happy Thanksgiving Weekend to all Canadian’s! Ho

Happy Thanksgiving Weekend to all Canadian’s! Hope everyone has a safe, healthy and happy weekend 🍂🦃🍁

Our offices are closed on Monday 🐝

Did you recently do a Formic Pro or Mite Away Quic

Did you recently do a Formic Pro or Mite Away Quick Strips (MAQS) treatment and have spent strips in your hives but are not looking at cracking the boxes before winter? Don’t worry! The strips can stay in the hive after the treatment period as they are no longer releasing formic acid into the hive. No resistance issues! The strips can be removed at the beekeeper’s convenience, whether that be post treatment or in the spring. If strips are removed from the colony post treatment they can be composted, as they are fully biodegradable.🌱
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Miki Gasic our European Technical Consultant has b

Miki Gasic our European Technical Consultant has been visiting the 46th International Beekeeping and Honey event this weekend in his hometown of Belgrade, Serbia 🐝🐝
It’s great to see how future beekeeping conferences and trade shows could continue safely - move them outdoors!
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Our last videography day of 2020 wrapped today! 🎬

We are use to being in various countries attending conferences, bee field days and beekeeping association meetings that this year really threw us for a loop! COVID pushed us to bring all our product education to the online world.
We found the best way to tackle this was through videos.

You may have seen some of the latest videos in our series, if not check out our YouTube page! Today’s session was all about the FAQS! Stay tuned!!
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Honey extraction looks a little different for each

Honey extraction looks a little different for each beekeeper, but it always seems to bring people together!
The various beekeepers at NOD have been extracting their honey over the last few weeks, in warehouses, basements and kitchens! 🐝🍯
How much honey did you pull this season?
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It’s the first Monday of the Mite-a-thon! If y

It’s the first Monday of the Mite-a-thon!

If you’ve got bees, you’ve got mites! We recommend doing alcohol washes monthly during the active season to track your mite loads and keep them low all year long.

NOD has two unique and sustainable products that beekeepers can use to kill mites under the brood cap and on the adult bees! Formic Pro and the Mite Away Quick Strips (MAQS) are fast, easy to use and seriously efficient. Added bonus; use either product with your honey supers on without any residues! Both are organically certified!
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ONTARIO, CANADA BEEKEEPERS Through the support of

ONTARIO, CANADA BEEKEEPERS
Through the support of the Canadian Agricultural Partnership you could receive up to $2,000 in cost-share funding for your Bee Cozy Winter Hive Wraps!

Who should apply?
Ontario beekeepers holding a valid certificate of registration, issued under the Bees Act, for the current beekeeping season

To apply you must have:
Ten (10) or more colonies registered with the Provincial Apiarist for the current beekeeping season
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Late summer is the most crucial treatment time for

Late summer is the most crucial treatment time for long-term success and healthy honeybee colonies. Beekeepers need to get mite counts down (close to zero) at least 6 weeks before the colony rears the bees that will make up the winter cluster. As a general rule this must be done by mid-August. We recommend always treating with a full dose (2 strips) MAQS or Formic Pro.
An issue faced by many is the amount of mites coming into colonies in late summer and fall. Be aware that even if colonies are treated and mite numbers are under control, some of your hives may still be invaded by hundreds to thousands of mites from neighbour’s and their collapsing colonies. These invading mites may call for an additional clean up treatment, we recommend using one strip MAQS or Formic Pro.
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Inspections in the NOD yard today and we’ve got

Inspections in the NOD yard today and we’ve got some beautiful and productive Queens! Check out that brood pattern! 🐝
We are checking our mite levels over the next couple weeks to better prepare for the August (Fall) treatment session. We treat BEFORE the winter bees are produced so that the hive has healthy bees going into winter. Rule of thumb is great around August 15.
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