If you don't like traditional smokers this is the modern alternative - liquid smoke. It works in the same way as the smoker, making bees calm when you are working with them, but you simply spray the solution. You will receive a 250ml bottle of concentrated liquid smoke and a 600ml trigger sprayer. Simply pour a little concentrate into the trigger sprayer, top up with water and you're ready to go!
The concentrate needs to be diluted as follows: 1 part concentrate to 20 parts water. This should be enough for up to 9 refills of the trigger sprayer, which will last around a year of beekeeping.
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Weight: 0.350 kg
Not sure yet - Matthew,
Can't quite work out whether this has the desired effect on the bees. Nice idea though - more testing required by me - the bees don't seem to vanish down into the frames quite as fast as they do when they get smoke over them.
Great and convenient. - Pat,
Very easy to use, better than traditional smoker (I couldn't keep it alight long enough) . My only problem was the way it was packaged, not very good as it leaked in transit, but I phoned and was sent replacement that was well packed and arrived intact. Thanks Omlet for a good product.
Great idea, possibly still needs a bit of work - Rachel,
I thought the idea of liquid smoke rather than smokey smoke was brilliant,. I added the water and it does have a rather nice smokey smell(!). However, when I had another beekeeper come over and help me check my bees, he said that he thought it was going to stain the frames as the few sprays he gave made a slight mark on them. I've since gone out and bought a traditional smoker to use as I don't want my frames stained with the liquid smoke. I still think it's a great idea, but am going to be using the traditional smoker for a while yet I think.