Hello Jennifer & All, Dan wrote: > Jennifer, I NEVER smoke my bees. Move slowly with minimum jarring. I see the above as bad advice for a beginning beekeeper. I would keep a lit smoker handy Jennifer and take the over 200 years of combined beekeeping experience of George Imirie, Walter Kelley,other Bee-Lers and myself. Better safe than sorry. Later after you get a few years of beekeeping experience and want to try Dan's method have a go at it. Bob