Quote from: salvo on March 15, 2011, 11:34:03 pmI listened to a pod cast a few weeks ago where "Fat Bee Man" said to rub your bare hands with a few drops of "liquid smoke", Interesting. Do you have a link to the podcast?
I listened to a pod cast a few weeks ago where "Fat Bee Man" said to rub your bare hands with a few drops of "liquid smoke",
The podcast is in 3 parts. You can find them at http://somdbeekeeper.com/
Thanks for the link Tom. Fat Bee Man if a clever guy.Just to avoid confusion on the part of those who have not encountered this before, I believe the reference at the beginning of the linked page (the stuff about temperature modulation of bee castes) is pure garbage. I reviewed all the original research papers making these claims and it is not credible.
I listened to a pod cast a few weeks ago where "Fat Bee Man" said to rub your bare hands with a few drops of "liquid smoke", such as that used in food seasoning.
I just use my smoker. Smoke your hands, smoke your cloths and smoke your hair that will retain the smoke the best.
You are welcome Frameshift. I know the bees share roles in the hive, depending on what the needs of the hive are. I do wonder if there is a specific role for the heater bees in the brood nest other than general heat. I have read some interesting things about bee temp and CCD
Then who do I complain to about breathing second hand smoke ??
Smoke particles on hard objects will not hurt anyone but will have the same effect.
ok im confused..... smoke is used to confuse the bees so they do not smell the warning or attack pheromones that are released during a danger situation... how does the smoke on ones hand interfere with that pheromone?