Randy wrote;

"The judicious use of smoke helps to prevent the first release of alarm
pheromone, which would not only change the behavior of that hive, but can
prevent you from continuing to work the rest of the yard without protection."

Right on "bro", the only other thing that might have been mentioned, and neither of us did, is the "in-current" versus the "out-current" as as it applies to hive ventilation and efficient smoker usage. A single puff will do for most operations, 99.9 % of the time, as long as you target the "in-current" side of the entrance.  Anything else, IMHO, and your just "blowing smoke" for the sake of "blowing smoke".

Rip

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