On 13-Apr-16, at 6:21 PM, E.t. Ash wrote:

>
> I would think what you burn in your smoker may have some impact on  
> the net effect of smoking bees.

Hi ET and all

Back in the 90's the idea going around here was to use culled tobacco  
leaf to drop varroa mites(we used to have a tobacco growing area along  
the north shore of Lake Erie). It really worked but I think it was  
hard on the bees, and the beekeeper had to be very careful not to be  
down wind of the smoker.  I still have most of the bag that I got back  
then, and sometimes drop a small amount into the smoker to work the  
occasional grumpy hive.

Bob Darrell
Caledon Ontario
Canada
44N80W

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