NODS reply to my question. "Hi Karen, the specifications you point out are just a suggestion; it's a best possible case scenario. However, MAQS is completely usable at this time. Watch your temperatures as well as making sure it is above 50 and below 92 for the first 3 days. Add an extra super to give the bees room to move up and expand. Make sure that you have your entrances wide open to allow sufficient ventilation to the brood area. I hope this clears things up for you, MAQS is usable during Spring, Summer and Fall treatments given the temperatures are within the limits and you have at least 6 frames of bees." *********************************************** The BEE-L mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html Guidelines for posting to BEE-L can be found at: http://honeybeeworld.com/bee-l/guidelines.htm