You could use a magnetic light (with a magnet on the inside of your suit/veil).

 

This is very dangerous!
Bees are naturally attracted to bring (LED) light or the red light too.
Even with a full suit on I'm full of bees attracted to the bright LED miner's light. Use the one I have as
it is bigger and the battery last longer too. It is a 3 AA four phase LED miner's light. It will fit inside your
bee suit pocket nicely. I switch to the high beam when looking inside the worker or queen cells. Good for
reading too on the broad spectrum beam.

 

Thinking about your use (intermittent use to look for eggs), you could consider a "tactical" style flashlight that has a pressure switch. You could feed the switch into your veil and, as crazy as it sounds, use your teeth to depress the switch to momentarily activate the light to see down into the dark cells. You might have to get creative on how to mount said flashlight, but they do often come with picatinny mounts. Google "picatinny flashlight with pressure switch" to get an idea.

 

This is what I use. It works great. I don't use it hands free but it is small enough its not a problem and with the switch in the end it is easy to turn on and off.

http://www.homedepot.com/p/Coast-HX5-LED-Focusing-Flashlight-21444/206668891

 

I never go to the beeyard without a flashlight to look into cells. Handsfree would be MUCH more convenient. Usually I'm fumbling through pockets trying to remember which one I put it in... Maybe I should rubber band it onto the ear piece of my glasses...

 

since we're on topic.......anyone ever used a black light? I know white shines great under black light bulb. Personally I switched to black foundation and those eggs jump right out.

 

I purchased a headband flashlight with 3 settings at walmart for about $10. It has low, high, and red settings. I use the red setting at night because it is less attractive to bees.

 

This thread is about lights to examine brood comb so I have to ask if you do that at night?

 

To prevent losing the small flash light you can tie a string on it. Make the string long enough to
put inside your suit pocket. Then tie a safety pin to the other end of the string and pin it onto your
bee suit in front. I use this method to tie a small tweezers for manual mite inspection without losing it.

 

I use a hat mounted light that slides on the rim/bill of the hat or veil hat. Has white and red lights. Cheap, found at a lot of stores. J

 

i was quoting fusionpower there.

 

I see now.