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No need for smoke when hiving a swarm. Spray them lightly with sugar water. I will bet anyone a steak dinner.....if you have some brood to pull from another hive( one fram, no queen on it) then put that in the hive the swarm will never leave. I've used this trick when catching high swarms...

Lost all my bees last winter.....damn 10 hives down the tubes. Hopefully get some free bees next year Most folks in this area lost at least 50% or % 100 like me

Smoke helps to mask pheromone communication . Some people can smell the panic pheromone ......smells like bananas Next time , be sure to transport the hive the exact same way it was. The comb can collapse inside log, killing bees and drowning them in their own honey....