How to Use a Bee Smoker

Part of the Video Series Principles of Beekeeping

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Learn what a bee smoker is and how to use one in beekeeping in this free beekeeping tutorial video.

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How to Use a Bee Smoker
To get into the beehive- to open the beehive- you have to have a smoker, a veil covering yourself and your body if you want to- the most possible. So, the way you start a smoker is you open it—this is old…so you can use bark, for example. Small pieces, not to big ones. And all small pieces of wood first, and then big ones, larger ones like this and this. But you have to start with small ones. Another good material for burning that I don’t have here is cow manure, dry. It has to be dry to be able to burn. So this is the way I start the smoker. You put a little bit of paper, and I drop a- it’s just like starting a fire. Drop pieces of bark, wood chips. Okay. Here we go.

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Expert: Jorge Gomez has been a professional beekeeper for over 15 years. He currently cares for many bee hives in the Austin area. Read More