DIY Bee Smoker from Salvaged Materials

My new (and first) hive, all abuzz with hundreds of little bees with pointy little stingers, arrived the day before the country went into a COVID-19 lock-down. The bees carried on like they knew nothing about the pandemic; everyone else closed shop. I had a super to install, a deep-seated fear of bees, no smoker, and no way of getting hold of one. Time to improvise...

[@paulm7652]

This was a terrific format! Thorough and quick. Thank you!

[@jimparsons6803]

Clever fellow. Liked that his kids provided critical assistance.

[@craigslitzer4857]

That's a surprisingly solid design. I wasn't expecting to see that when I searched for a DIY smoker. Nice.

[@BenjaminHenry]

Thank you so much my friend i have made mine by this video God bless you. Watching from Tanzania

[@hailesilase]

Ryan I appreciate you to come up with this useful content man! More beekeepers learning how to make this smokers for themselves.

[@johnmartin9318]

Now what method did you use

[@neelakantamreyya4568]

గుడ్ &సింపుల్ ❤

[@viviendoenmatruh]

Muchas gracias justo necesitaba uno

[@beesabroad]

Great video @ryan fowler. Well except the breath-hold while you chisel towards your unprotected foot! Well done!

[@pinarppanrapir9489]

It was VERY funny watching this vid at 2x speed

[@univercellsoft]

#Ryan Fowler. You Did The Awesome work dude :) Thumbs up From Sri Lanka

[@jiondaimari2406]

Good idea

[@stegmann6649]

Flight of the bumblebee

[@johnmartin9318]

Can I watch it in video

[@safevitorunu94]

Thanks,thanks,thanks.

[@nielszwarteveen9206]

Great video, thank you! Just wondering how you fixed the spring onto the plank?

[@ryanfowler5419]

I didn't. Each end is in a recess and it's always under at least a little bit of compression. One year later and it hasn't come loose yet...

[@lakshmanbheemagani5782]

very useful guide.thanks a lot and i jave a little doubt that bellow has one way valve on one side(inlet) and does it has the out let valve at the oulet of the bellow which is the connection between bellow and the container.i would like to know so please answer the question.thanks a lot for the informative video that u have shared.

[@ryanfowler5419]

Lakshman! There is no valve between the bellows and the fire chamber. This means that air can be sucked into the bellows from the fire chamber, which is a risk: burning embers can be sucked into the bellows. The inlet valve on the bellows reduces this risk by providing an alternative passage for air to enter the bellows. To further reduce the risk, the outlet pipe from the bellows is not connected to the fire chamber. Instead there is a small gap between the end of the pipe and the hole in the fire chamber. This substantially reduces the amount of air that can be sucked out of the chamber because it is drawn from all around the end of the pipe. Importantly, this arrangement does not significantly compromise airflow into the fire chamber when the bellows are pumped.

[@lakshmanbheemagani5782]

@@ryanfowler5419 thanks a lot Ryan fowler

[@Grabcheck]

Hilarious

[@Jaciuwu]

What that material used for making bellow is?

[@ryanfowler5419]

It's a rubberised fabric from an old camping mattress.

[@Jaciuwu]

@@ryanfowler5419 thanks, i did mine with inner tube from old wheel :D

[@user-xz9vl8xw7f]

Mr6

[@ian93sc28]

If you don’t use your feet your not working hard enough

[@k27ism]

Secure clamp

[@Zh87119]

WTF's with the music?... Lol

[@k27ism]

Flight of the bumblebee but it is sped up

[@willemdeysel1766]

Bad sounds drive man crazy... next time don't use this shit background music