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I am relatively new to beekeeping, and trying to keep abreast of all the
tasks that need doing at certain times - I fear I am always a little
behind. I used Terrapatties last fall, but think I am a bit late in
coming to the spring treatment: the directions say to do so no fewer than
45 days before adding honey supers, which would be mid-May at this point.
I will be out of the country for two weeks at precisely that point. Is it
okay to put them in for a shorter period of time (I could do 40 days), or
does that breed resistance? Or better just to put the honey supers on in
late May when I return and take the risk that the bees will run out of
room? (No, I don't have anyone I can ask to do it in my stead - I wish I
did!) In either event, does one remove all the remnants of patties when
adding the supers?
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