Bees are good with smoke. Very good. They go into "forest fire" mode, a mode used by all beekeepers for hive maintenance.
At the first whiffs of smoke, the bees drive deeper into their hives and gorge on honey. When the fire panic dies down, they re-deposit the honey. If the panic does not, and the fire really threatens with flames and heat, they "swarm" away looking for a new home.
