Inventor of the bee smoker & its evolution
The man who created the bee smoker was Mosses Quinby. Quinby was born on April 16,1880 in St. Johnsville, New York and died on May 27, 1875. He created the bee smoker in 1870, which means he was 60 years old at the time he created his invention. In his early 20’s he established his business of beekeeping and had over 1,200 hives. He created the bee smoker so that he could easily obtain the honey that the bees made. He also created the smoker because many bee keepers back then did not know how to keep a steady long lasting stream of smoke until 1770. After his death in 1875, his son Lyman created a book that illustrated the bee smoker and brought the up to date version of the smoker. He was also known as the “Father of commercial beekeeping in the United States”. In his lifetime he had no other inventions but he was one of the main beekeeping business in all of the United States in the 1800’s. From the 1800's to now the bee smoker has improved by a lot. Now some smokers run on electricity, and some can even be homemade. The bee smoker is a very non-complicated device that works. From the changes that have been made from the past 3-4 centuries the smoker now is has improved greatly.
Information about the bee smoker & how it works
The invention process of the of the bee smoker came to be when beekeepers were having a hard time keeping a steady stream of smoke. The bee smoker is made to disorient or make the bees fall asleep while the beekeepers collect the honey. By disorienting the bees, the keepers can obtain the honey without ever hurting or killing the bees. Without a long lasting supply of smoke, some bees might wake up from the effects of the smoke and start attacking. The smoker works by a person lighting some flammable objects mostly pine needles or rotten wood and letting the smoke from that disorient the bees. After lighting the material on fire the person then puts out the fire and uses the pump to pump air through the can for more smoke. The material then burns slowly but the smoke stream goes on for a long time. Before the bee smoker was created many beekeepers used a burning stick to disorient the bees, however, the stick would quickly burn out and only last for a couple of minutes.
People can buy a smoker or they can either buy or make the parts to create one. If a person is creating one, they can use any can with an attachable funnel. Then, drill holes on the side of the can for the pump that pushes the air through to help pump out the smoke. After that is done, you should probably create a metal casing around it just in case the actual can gets really hot.
People can buy a smoker or they can either buy or make the parts to create one. If a person is creating one, they can use any can with an attachable funnel. Then, drill holes on the side of the can for the pump that pushes the air through to help pump out the smoke. After that is done, you should probably create a metal casing around it just in case the actual can gets really hot.
Why would we keep producing the bee smoker?
I think that Americans should keep using this product because it is a non-harmful way to disorient the bees and collect their honey. Without the bee smoker, we would probably have to kill countless of bee hives just to obtain the honey. If we start killing bees and destroying their hives to collect the honey, the bee population might drop down and maybe even drive honey bees to extinction. By killing bees, they will not be able to repopulate and create more hives.
The impact that bee smokers can put on Americans is that we can obtain more honey and at the same time do no harm to the useful bees. It is almost like a cycle. If we killed the bees to get their honey instead, we would have less honey because we would end up destroying all the bees.
If you are a beekeeper or have a business in keeping bee hives, I would recommend you make or buy a bee smoker. I would recommend you this product because if you ever want to collect the honey or move the hives around, then it would be best to use a smoker to calm the bees down instead of causes damage or harm to your bees and their hives.
The impact that bee smokers can put on Americans is that we can obtain more honey and at the same time do no harm to the useful bees. It is almost like a cycle. If we killed the bees to get their honey instead, we would have less honey because we would end up destroying all the bees.
If you are a beekeeper or have a business in keeping bee hives, I would recommend you make or buy a bee smoker. I would recommend you this product because if you ever want to collect the honey or move the hives around, then it would be best to use a smoker to calm the bees down instead of causes damage or harm to your bees and their hives.
For more Information go to these websites
-http://www.ehow.com/how_6766751_make-homemade-bee-smoker.html
-http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moses_Quinby
-http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bee_smoker
-http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moses_Quinby
-http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bee_smoker
Pictures
1st Picture- Top Left Corner: An old bee smoker probably made in 1890-1920's
2nd Picture- Top Middle: Is a homemade beesmoker that is built using old cans, tubes, pumps, and other pieces of metal
3rd Picture- Top Right Corner: Shows various colors and sizes that the bee smokers can be built in
4th Picture- Bottom Left Corner: Shows a bee smoker that is about to be used and ready to smoke
5th Picture- Bottom Middle: Is the inventor of the bee smoker Mosses Quinby.
6th Picture- Bottom Right Corner: Shows a man using the smoker at a hive.
2nd Picture- Top Middle: Is a homemade beesmoker that is built using old cans, tubes, pumps, and other pieces of metal
3rd Picture- Top Right Corner: Shows various colors and sizes that the bee smokers can be built in
4th Picture- Bottom Left Corner: Shows a bee smoker that is about to be used and ready to smoke
5th Picture- Bottom Middle: Is the inventor of the bee smoker Mosses Quinby.
6th Picture- Bottom Right Corner: Shows a man using the smoker at a hive.