# Pine Needle Envy

**URL:** <https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/pine-needle-envy/7439>\
**Category:** General Bee Chat\
**Created:** [June 13, 2016, 1:31am UTC](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/pine-needle-envy/7439 "2016-06-13T01:31:53Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
**Page:** 2

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**Author:** ![zepto](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.honeyflow.com/zepto/32/1988_2.png) [@zepto](https://forum.honeyflow.com/u/zepto)\
**Post date:** [June 14, 2016, 5:13pm UTC](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/pine-needle-envy/7439/21 "2016-06-14T17:13:14Z")

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At some Lowe’s in the US you can buy bales of pine needles. If you can’t find them at your local Lowe’s, garden centers sometimes have them b/c they are great for mulching. Also, paper egg cartons are good for smoking, and your neighbors might be happy to pass them along to you.

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**Author:** ![JeffH](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.honeyflow.com/jeffh/32/7192_2.png) [@JeffH](https://forum.honeyflow.com/u/JeffH)\
**Post date:** [June 15, 2016, 12:37am UTC](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/pine-needle-envy/7439/22 "2016-06-15T00:37:54Z")

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Hi again, I wonder if a scaled down version of my ultimate fire lighter would work to get a bee smoker going. Using used vegetable oil instead of kerosene.

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**Author:** ![Jstrano](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a4c791/32.png) [@Jstrano](https://forum.honeyflow.com/u/Jstrano)\
**Post date:** [June 15, 2016, 2:16am UTC](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/pine-needle-envy/7439/23 "2016-06-15T02:16:59Z")

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ROFL!  
I was watching, finding the dryer lint a revelation saying mmhmm mmhmmmm to myself. Slit the cardboard mhmm, wrap with tape, mhmm…  
…then take some kerosene…  
Nearly fell out of my chair.

Inspired me to try cutting a stick of fatwood into little chunks as starter.

Thx Jeff!

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**Author:** ![Dee](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.honeyflow.com/dee/32/5840_2.png) [@Dee](https://forum.honeyflow.com/u/Dee)\
**Post date:** [June 15, 2016, 6:26am UTC](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/pine-needle-envy/7439/24 "2016-06-15T06:26:06Z")

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You lot are daft. Crumpled newspaper works always

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**Author:** ![JeffH](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.honeyflow.com/jeffh/32/7192_2.png) [@JeffH](https://forum.honeyflow.com/u/JeffH)\
**Post date:** [June 15, 2016, 8:05am UTC](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/pine-needle-envy/7439/25 "2016-06-15T08:05:28Z")

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Hi, your welcome Js:)…

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**Author:** ![Goatie7333](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c37758/32.png) [@Goatie7333](https://forum.honeyflow.com/u/Goatie7333)\
**Post date:** [June 18, 2016, 10:47am UTC](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/pine-needle-envy/7439/26 "2016-06-18T10:47:31Z")

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Yes I love the pine needles in my smoker, I’m lucky that I have pine needles dropping into my place from next door. I mix with hay that drops on the floor in hay shed for my horses. No waste at my place lol.

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**Author:** ![Anon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/47e85d/32.png) [@Anon](https://forum.honeyflow.com/u/Anon)\
**Post date:** [June 18, 2016, 12:27pm UTC](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/pine-needle-envy/7439/27 "2016-06-18T12:27:01Z")

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I use pine needles, pine cones, pine shavings, hay, twigs, bark, dried leaves, cardboard, etc. But no matter what I use, I top it off with green grass to cool the smoke as it exits the smoker.  
Maybe I’ll take up pipe smoking and I can eliminate the smoker 🙂

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