How to Light a Bee Smoker (and Keep It Lit)

A beekeeper holding a stainless steel smoker releasing white smoke, preparing to begin a hive inspection on a sunny day.

Lighting a bee smoker seems simple—until you’re standing in your bee yard with a handful of smoldering burlap and a hive full of increasingly annoyed honey bees. If you’ve ever struggled to keep your smoker going long enough to finish an inspection, you’re not alone. In this post, I’ll walk you through how I light … Read more