New Smoker

[Rohe Bee Ranch]

Is lighting a smoker really that difficult?

Making a gadget is fun and all, but sometimes over-engineering something and trying to market it just leads to a loss of money.

[beevet]

No. Lighting a smoker is simple. This is certainly not "over-engineered" for what it is and it's cost is a matter of perspective depending on how badly you desire efficiency. It's not something that everyone will need but I think it will have it's place.

[Rohe Bee Ranch]

I was joking.

[Hevyduty]

I see a market for this and just may buy one. My wife likes to help me in the bee yard and one of her tasks is to smoke the hives as I move them onto and off the trailer for polination. Her hands cannot operate the smoker with the vigor that is sometimes required to move crowded or bearding bees back into the hives. If this device makes it more enjoyable for her then I'm all for it.