Easy Smoker Lighting

[jenkinsbrynmair]

They're only about fist sizenand as an elephant's digestive system is so useless over 50% of what they eat comes out undigested thus good for smokers. Apparently if you give an elephant a whole orange it will pass out intact and when peeled is perfectly edible

 

[Jimy Dee]

I had known about elephant dung so recently I used a nice black nuget of dried horse dung and it burned beautifully. Dip one end into white spirit , light with a bit of love and care , and the smoke goes for ages. I keep horses so believe me when I say I have no shortage !!

 

[REDWOOD]

If you see that, pour good fatty bouillon on it, and the next dog will eate it.

 

[pargyle]

Apparently if you give an elephant a whole orange it will pass out intact and when peeled is perfectly edible

I wonder who they got to test that theory then ?? ...

 

[Madge]

They're only about fist size ...

No, definitely not. OK, maybe after drying (perhaps). That's not something I've done before - but then, I've seen plenty of dried-up elephant dung on the road, and they're huge.

 

[bontbee]

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I have used soft rotten birch, and I need not think about others stuffs.

Rotten birch gives a moderate smoke. QUOTE]

I dry mine in the greenhouse... that gives any bugs 'n' slugs chance to escape

 

[psafloyd]

I find corrugated cardboard very harsh, it also creates a lot of tar. Egg boxes or other pulp type card is kinder.

All my eggboxes go in the compost. I use paper to get lit, then lavender stalks and heads (save from autumn), dried orange peel and pistachio shells and occasionally dried grass if neccessary/to hand.

 

[bontbee]

I use paper to get lit, then lavender stalks and heads (save from autumn), dried orange peel and pistachio shells and occasionally dried grass if neccessary/to hand.

Sounds delicious, but an awful lot of work....

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

I've seen plenty of dried-up elephant dung on the road, and they're huge.

Have to remember that next time I'm driving up the East cost of Scotland

 

[Madge]

Have to remember that next time I'm driving up the East cost of Scotland

That's my second homeland!

 

[psafloyd]

Sounds delicious, but an awful lot of work....

How so? I cut the lavender back every year and it goes in a hessian sack in the shed. I save orange skins every so often and let them dry in the conservatory – they don't rot.

And when I have pistachios, instead of firing the shells in the bin or compost more likely, I save them and they all go to the apiary and sit in the smoker bag.

Piece of the proverbial.

 

[Finman]

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The most valuable in smoke stuff is that it burns long time. 30-60 minutes.

Some produces plenty of smoke but it is soon over.

 

[bontbee]

How so? I cut the lavender back every year and it goes in a hessian sack in the shed. I save orange skins every so often and let them dry in the conservatory – they don't rot.

And when I have pistachios, instead of firing the shells in the bin or compost more likely, I save them and they all go to the apiary and sit in the smoker bag.

Piece of the proverbial.

Peeling enough oranges and shelling enough pistachios to fill a smoker - I'd need to do an awful lot of both to see me through the summer.... on the other hand, what a great excuse to stock up on pistachios.

proverbial?

 

[Dusty Rhodes]

I add a handful of liturgical incense to my smoker.

Don't know whether it has any effect on the bees, but it sure smells lovely and puts this clerical beekeeper in a calm, contemplative frame of mind.

Dusty

 

[madasafish]

I add a handful of liturgical incense to my smoker.

Don't know whether it has any effect on the bees, but it sure smells lovely and puts this clerical beekeeper in a calm, contemplative frame of mind.

Dusty

So does cannabis - allegedly.

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

I add a handful of liturgical incense to my smoker.

Incense! I thought good old Henrly VIII had put paid to all that nonsense!!

 

[user 3509]

Dried teabags mixed with dried lavender heads and stalks. Lovely fragrant white smoke.

 

[pargyle]

Whilst it has been a rare occasion when I've needed my smoker I do keep it lit whilst I'm in the apiary but well away from the hive.

I just use the shavings and sawdust that comes off my woodturning lathe ... it's mainly hardwood or fruitwoods ... I start it with a bit of newspaper and a gas lighter and then chuck the shavings in ... few puffs on the bellows gets it underway and it stays smoking until it's all turned to ash.

Perhaps I should be bagging it up and selling it on ebay .... ??? At least I know where it's come from ....

 

[Swarm]

So does cannabis - allegedly.

Yeah, me and the bees generally forget what it was we were inspecting and sit around munching the stores instead.

 

[Margaret Elisabeth]

Egg boxes and Conifer cones. switched from composting the egg boxes.
Will take a few tips on this from here, orange peel and lemon peel should burn well when dry as they will have oil residue.