>I like the mosquito head nets found in the camping section of various stores. They're only a couple of bucks and handy for when I don't feel like suiting up and don't want to worry about getting stung in the face
Agreed. I try to keep one in my back pocket in case I want to go do something around the hives and not worry about a bee getting in my face. Also nice for bee meetings where they are doing any demos in hives. Plenty good enough if you're just a spectator.
I assume this is in addition to the obvious ones, like smokers and hive tools...
I like to have a hair clip queen catcher handy. If I want to keep track of a queen I can catch her and keep her where I can keep an eye on her, whether it's catching a swarm or doing a split or whatever...
I like to have a paint pen handy for marking queens.
A flashlight is handy for spotting eggs when you can't get the light quite right.
I'm hardly ever without a Leatherman... the knife blade with a twist can even get by as a hive tool if you don't have one (don't pry straight or you'll break the blade) and pliers, wire cutters etc. are all handy one time or another.
Agreed. I try to keep one in my back pocket in case I want to go do something around the hives and not worry about a bee getting in my face. Also nice for bee meetings where they are doing any demos in hives. Plenty good enough if you're just a spectator.
I assume this is in addition to the obvious ones, like smokers and hive tools...
I like to have a hair clip queen catcher handy. If I want to keep track of a queen I can catch her and keep her where I can keep an eye on her, whether it's catching a swarm or doing a split or whatever...
I like to have a paint pen handy for marking queens.
A flashlight is handy for spotting eggs when you can't get the light quite right.
I'm hardly ever without a Leatherman... the knife blade with a twist can even get by as a hive tool if you don't have one (don't pry straight or you'll break the blade) and pliers, wire cutters etc. are all handy one time or another.