Bee smoker
Dublin Core
Title
Bee smoker
Description
A bee smoker is an essential tool in beekeeping, used to calm the bees and make hive inspections and honey collection easier. The smoker produces smoke that disrupts the bees’ alarm pheromones, making them less aggressive. Manual smokers consist of a combustion chamber where fuel (such as straw or hay) is placed and lit to produce smoke; a bellows or blower, which pushes air into the combustion chamber to maintain the fire and the flow of smoke; and a spout or smoke outlet that concentrates the smoke so it can be directed toward the hive. In this case, we have both an old and a modern model of manual smokers—the latter includes an external protective grid around the combustion chamber.
Creator
1204
Source
asturiasmap
Date
2010s (older model 1950s)
Contributor
iain
Language
Spanish
Type
Physical Object
Identifier
602
Alternative Title
Ahumador
Date Submitted
02/09/2025
Date Modified
08/09/2025
Extent
cm x 40 (older model 30)cm x cm
Spatial Coverage
current,43.27386,-6.0009365;
Europeana
Europeana Type
TEXT
Physical Object Item Type Metadata
Prim Media
1324
Material
The combustion chamber is made of metal, and the bellows are made of wood and leather.
Natural Cultural
Cultural
Craft
woodwork,metalwork,leatherwork
Tool
Unknown
Place
Villanueva de Santo Adriano, Asturias, Spain
Material Source
Unknown
Technique
Unknown
Function
It is used to calm the bees and facilitate their handling during hive inspections and honey collection.
Creation Purpose
It is a working tool.
Production Quality
Unknown
Conecept
An object associated with beekeeping. The older one is the most cherished by the interviewed beekeeper.
External ID
LAPONTE_AR_20
Citation
1204, “Bee smoker,” VERAP, accessed April 2, 2026, https://culturality.museum/omeka/items/show/1279.
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