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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