7 Things You Need To Before Choosing Your Beekeeping Suit

Being Stung Is The #1 Reason Why Those New To Beekeeping Quit.
Whatever your budget, location, and experience, being safe is key.
That is why choosing the right beekeeping suit for you is an important decision.
Well, this short video will help answers some of those these questions, so you can make a more informed choice, before hitting the buy button.
Q. What style do you need?
Q. How sting proof are they?
Q. Round or fencing veil?
Q. What is the purpose of a beekeeping suit?
Q. Which is better: polycotton, cotton, or three-layer ventilated suits
Q. Why is the veil material so important?
Q. Metal or plastic zippers
The suits featured in this video can be found here, simply click the links to find out more:
Link: Natural Apiary Beekeeping - naturalapiary.c...
Link: Polycotton Beekeeping Suit - naturalapiary....
Cotton Beekeeping Suit (comes with both round and fencing veils) - naturalapiary....
Link: 3 Layer Ventilated Beekeeping Suit (comes with both round and fencing veils) - naturalapiary....
Link: Center for Disease Control and Prevention. Number of Deaths from Hornet, Wasp, and Bee Stings, National Vital Statistics System, United States: www.cdc.gov/mm...
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Bee Safe and Bee Sting Free
James Bailey
Founder of Natural Apiary

[@bigal25938]

How do you get the bees off the suit when you are done? Can stingers stick into the suit and pull out and kill the bees?

[@Mr.WS6]

I need something for yellow jackets and red paper wasps. Which one do you recommend? And which gloves? I'm going into attic because there are football sized nest up there. In attics no where to run, I need best sting protection available.

[@NaturalApiary]

Red wasps are not as aggressive as yellow jackets so it will be the yellow jackets that will be attacking you the most.
However, more importantly, it is the length of the wasp's stinger that we need to be concerned with.
• Texas paper wasp (Polistes apache) Stinger Length 3.81mm
• European hornet (Vespa crabro) Stinger Length 5.39mm
• Western honeybee (Apis mellifera) Stinger Length 2.99mm
Source: peerj.com/articles/4743/#table-1
As you are going to be in a confined space, with nowhere to run, you will need to cover your entire body with at least 5mm think of fabric to remain sting-free, without over heating. With too many layers you are going to really hot quickly in an attic.
The two options I would recommend are:
1) The three layers of mesh fabric on the Zephyros Ventilated Suits creates a gap of 5mm, so you will remain protected from both your yellow jacket and red paper wasps. Plus, because the mesh fabric allows air to circulate around your body you will be cooler and able to wear more underclothing should you feel the need to be even more protected. If you are you going to be removing wasp nests on a regular basis, then is the best choice.
Product: Zephyros Ventilated Beekeeping Suit: naturalapiary.com/products/zephyros-beekeeping-suit-3-layer-ventilated-non-flammable-fencing-veil-ultimate-comfort-protection
2) However, if wasp removals are going to be infrequent and the cost is an issue, then either the Max Protect Cotton Suit or the Apiarist Polycotton Suit will work well. But you will need to wear a couple of long leave tops (e.g. Ruby tops) and a think pair of jeans, to make sure you remain sting-free.
Product: Max Protect Cotton Beekeeping Suit: naturalapiary.com/products/natural-apiary-max-protect-beekeeping-suit-one-piece-clear-view-fencing-veil-maximum-protection-professional-beginner-beekeepers
Product: Apiarist Polycotton Beekeeping Suit: naturalapiary.com/products/natural-apiary-beekeeping-suit-complete-full-all-in-one-fencing-veil-easy-to-wear-remove-bee-proof-seals-professional-beginner-beekeepers
As attic space is normally confined, I would use the Fencing veil (this veil comes as standard on all our suits), to make moving around the attic easier. You can also wear a baseball cap under this veil if you are overly concerned about protecting your head.
Gloves. Cowhide gloves are the thickest and will provide better protection than the goatskin gloves. Though it is still possible to get stung through these. To keep your hands safer you could wear thick PVC rubber gloves with long sleeves, as you won’t be concerned about dexterity (unlike beekeepers).
Product: Cowhide Beekeeping Gloves with Sting Proof Cuffs: naturalapiary.com/products/natural-apiary-beekeeping-gloves-sting-proof-cuffs-durable-leather-extra-long-thick-sleeves

[@Mr.WS6]

@@NaturalApiary wow! Thank you so much!

[@melmel2644]

I can’t get your links to open up, did you change them?

[@Roachless]

Wait.. how did you set your gloves on fire?

[@journeyfortwo5211]

Dude just drops that there and doesn't tell us the story

[@MarshaABranch]

@@journeyfortwo5211 - He said it was with the smoker.

[@beazimpel926]

Maravilhoso

[@mohamedorasi8383]

Hola buenas tardes