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Title: You call that a smoker?
Post by: contactme_11 on November 15, 2009, 09:54:43 PM
You ain't seen nothin' yet: http://www.flickr.com/photos/27817825@N07/4102785413/# (http://www.flickr.com/photos/27817825@N07/4102785413/#)
Title: Re: You call that a smoker?
Post by: rdy-b on November 15, 2009, 10:35:03 PM
 :lol: I bet that would be good for powdered sugar aplication  :-D RDY-B
Title: Re: You call that a smoker?
Post by: Tucker1 on November 15, 2009, 10:54:48 PM
You must use three men and two small boys to operate the darn thing.

Regards,
Tucker1
Title: Re: You call that a smoker?
Post by: HAB on November 16, 2009, 12:35:10 PM
I Want one! :shock: :shock: :)
Title: Re: You call that a smoker?
Post by: bigbearomaha on November 16, 2009, 07:01:36 PM
 Ifind it interesting that his comment says that working with africanized bees in Brazil requires more smoke.

Everything  I have read on africanized bees thus far suggests that africanized bees respond poorly to smoke to begin with.

UNLESS, it's that special Brazilian 'Gold' smoke that has been known to calm down even the rowdiest hippies  :mrgreen: as well.

That would be one heck of a smoker in that case.  :evil:

Big Bear
Title: Re: You call that a smoker?
Post by: Animator on November 19, 2009, 01:12:00 PM
Yes officer, I don't use that..it's for my bees !
:'(
Title: Re: You call that a smoker?
Post by: indypartridge on November 20, 2009, 08:10:54 AM
Quote from: bigbearomaha on November 16, 2009, 07:01:36 PM
Ifind it interesting that his comment says that working with africanized bees in Brazil requires more smoke.

Everything  I have read on africanized bees thus far suggests that africanized bees respond poorly to smoke to begin with.
I talked with a Peace Corps volunteer who taught beekeeping in South America. She said they used LOTS of smoke. Typically it was a two-person operation: one person to operate the smoker and one to do the hive manipulations.
Title: Re: You call that a smoker?
Post by: bigbearomaha on November 20, 2009, 08:41:09 AM
Interesting.  As I have no AHB here  that  I know of, all  I can do is read about it.

Big Bear