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Re: Smoking a hive
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Lesli Sagan <[log in to unmask]>
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Informed Discussion of Beekeeping Issues and Bee Biology <[log in to unmask]>
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Thu, 3 Jun 2010 07:52:51 -0400
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My hives are next to my herb garden; I often use lavender or mint in my
smoker to give it a pleasant scent, but I've never tried sage. Now you have
me wondering!

On Wed, Jun 2, 2010 at 7:01 PM, Chris Slade <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> I sometimes add plant material to my smoker to make it smell more pleasant;
>  a favourite is Pineapple Mayweed. Once, however, I used sage and the bees
> poured  out of the hive and attacked the smoker!
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