Bee smoker

The Smoker is a beekeeping device that is used to smoke production in beekeeping. The smoke makes the bees calm and helps the beekeepers work on the bee colony. The smoker consists of a cylindrical combustion chamber with spout and a blower, which serves to drive the smoke.

In contrast, the traditional beekeepers whistle is operated with air. The pipe is held by beekeepers between the teeth. This can be detrimental to the teeth, and it often gets smoke in his eyes and the respiratory tract. Probably as a result of these disadvantages, the smoker enjoys increasing popularity. As smoking material inexpensive material such as sawdust, grass, tansy, rotten softwood (eg poplar) or herb is burned in the smoker mostly.

The application of this smoke allows the beekeeper to a quieter and puncture -free work on bee colony. Smoke is perceived by bees as well as many other animals as a threat, his perception causes bees to make preparations for an upcoming flight from the floor. They fill their honey stomachs as a food supply for the flight, yet they are so distracted that they perceive only reduces beekeeping work on people.

Application of Smokers

Beekeepers whistle

Application of a beekeeper whistle