Hello to all.
I have read just two books now on beginning beekeeping.
One author says that using a smoker on the beehive disrupts the bee's pheromone signals to one another, while you do your work in the hive.
The other author says that using a smoker on the beehive makes the bees think that there is a fire, then they will busy themselves eating stored honey (before departure) while you do your work in the hive.
To me, the first theory seems more credible, can anyone shed any light?