Yes, bees aren't that scary. If you get a proper bee keeper costume, bees can not attack you, but my paraents have been doing this for over 20 years so they aren't scared.
A smoker is a container - a metal can with a hole on the bottom, with bellows attached and covered by a cone lid/ The fuel material can be wood chips, dry pine cones, fry corn cobs without maize pr even old cloths. The smoke will make the bees dizzy and they will not attack, keeping us and also them safe.
Smoke is also used when harvesting honey, because it will interfere with their communication.
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