OK - I'm new. Need to get a Jacket. Gonna pass on full suit. Like that 100% cotton is cooler than poly/cotton. Have not seen one of those. Yes, vent is heavy and bulky. Drove 2 hrs to check out materials and try on jackets for size and veils. (poly/cotton & vent) Both small jackets hard to get...

Hello Marcy from Maine here reporting in. I am so excited. Once again all my colonies made it through winter and this was CRAZY winter here in Maine. No winter losses and so I continue with my natural bee keeping approach. I did lose one hive due to queenlessness (likely not an actual word)...