In that smoker--- for IPM purposes--- I've used tobacco stems in the past but found that, it was too much like smoking cigarettes- I could not tolerate it nor could I discern if it was effective in mite drop. In one particular bee yard there's mint allaround - I use that to smudge on all entrances- just thought it might be beneficial. <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > 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..... *********************************************** The BEE-L mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html Guidelines for posting to BEE-L can be found at: http://honeybeeworld.com/bee-l/guidelines.htm