>How much? Well we light the smoker quite heavilly. Then place like a spoon
>full of amonium in it. When you ear the smoker "bubbling" and the color of
>the smoke turns dark, we puff some two to three times under the lid or by
>the entrance. If we open and there are too many bees "awake" we puff some
>more.

Yes, but I'm wondering how long the ammonium nitrate lasts in the smoker, and how long the effect lasts on the bees.

Have you tried this with mated queens?

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