Hi we use a 110 volt Hitachi Blower with a 'suitcase' generator. the genny weighs about 28kg which I set up in the middle of the site and reach most of the hives without moving it. The electric blower is manoeuvrable, much better than either the back pack or the hand held 2stroke machies and it seems to have enough grunt to shift the bees. we don't use any chemical bee clearer's. * * *Phil Moore* *Hopesay Glebe Farm* * * *http://hopesayglebefarm.blogspot.com/* *********************************************** 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