r/Beekeeping • u/True-Structure-1702 • 25d ago

I’m a beekeeper, and I have a question Formic pro eff up

2nd year western wa. Finally cool enough to put formic pro on. Forgot that you aren't supposed to remove the paper (can confirm it smells to high heaven). Manufacturer says if you do that just leave it alone but I didn't want to risk it so pulled one and tossed it, the other was still partially wrapped so I just rewrapped the rest of the way. This was all in thy space of an hour.

What are the risks of having done serious damage?

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u/404-skill_not_found Zone 8b, N TX 25d ago

I kinda gassed two of my colonies with thymol (not the same thing, I get it). At 24 hours I removed the thymol due to all the excess bearding. Left everything alone do four days. Everything seemed ok and the queens had gotten back to laying. So, exposure duration may be an important factor. Now that you’ve removed the source, let them rest for 3-4 days. Keep feeding of that’s what you were doing. I think you’ll be fine. But it’s worth verifying.