HORTICULTURE

Detailed explanation-1: -What is a bee smoker? A bee smoker is the device beekeepers use to puff smoke into their hives. This smoke doesn’t harm bees, it just interferes with their sense of smell so that they don’t react to alarm pheromones. Bee smokers are usually referred to as “smokers” for short.

Detailed explanation-2: -Smoke helps to mask the alert pheromones released by the honeybees.

Detailed explanation-3: -Smoking bees can therefore be used for swarm removal but sometimes it is used when on bees in a void space in a building. We don’t recommend smoking bees out of a void space because the risks involved are too great. We know beekeepers and homeowners who have tried to smoke bees out.