Move as though you are practicing Tai Chi–no sudden movements.

Hive inspection on sunny days should involve minimal stingings, but I’d shoot for several dozen stings a season in order to avoid sensitizing yourself to bee venom (beekeepers who receive only a few stings a season set themselves up for true bee sting allergy late on).  Learn to use smoke gently but appropriately.  Move as though you are practicing Tai Chi–no sudden movements.  The point is to avoid going past the bees’ threat response threshold.  At that point they will start giving you “warning bumps” or stings.  Learn to recognize those warnings.