Dress cooler and you won't sweat so much.
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I have similar problem,,,,,and compounded by glasses,,,,,,swear dripping off glasses and onto the frames. The best thing that works for me is to take a terry cloth towel,(better make it an old one, not one of the matching bathroom sets:doh
and tear a 2 to 3 inch strip. I tie it so the edge covers my eyebrows. Works pretty good for me.
Rick SoMd
and tear a 2 to 3 inch strip. I tie it so the edge covers my eyebrows. Works pretty good for me.Rick SoMd
Beaches are HOT!!!! Go for Lake front
Rick
Rick
Well,,that beats an astronaut suit with a portable AC unit Good thinkin
Rick SoMd
Good thinkinRick SoMd
t:I don't know if my gentle bees are more or less tolerant/resistant to pests and diseases. All I know is that I have not yet used any traditional chemical treatments on my hives and haven't lost any, yet.
Do you absolutely need to wear a full suit?
Will it work for you to try just wearing a jacket and veil, or maybe even just a veil and gloves perhaps?
i find that the more slowly and gently I move when going into my hives, the more my bees will tolerate without getting mad at me. I just wear a head veil and light gloves, and shorts and light cotton shirt, even while going through the 4 deep brood boxes frame by frame. I do use a smoker though. I move very gently and don't bang anything around. The bees don't mind much then. Sometimes when I watch beekeepers doing things on YouTube I am shocked at how they slam brood boxes around like they were crates of milk...I think to myself no wonder they need to wear full battle gear! ;D
Once I accidentally banged a box and they got mad and I had to cut my inspection short. I managed to close them up first though, they weren't in full anger mode...yet. :lookout:
So, have you tried being more slow and gentle and not wearing a full suit, or is that out of the question?
Another approach is to wear a couple of very light summer type loose cotton shirts and pants, strapped closed at the cuffs. That's got to be cooler than a bee suit, and will foil most bees.
Will it work for you to try just wearing a jacket and veil, or maybe even just a veil and gloves perhaps?
i find that the more slowly and gently I move when going into my hives, the more my bees will tolerate without getting mad at me. I just wear a head veil and light gloves, and shorts and light cotton shirt, even while going through the 4 deep brood boxes frame by frame. I do use a smoker though. I move very gently and don't bang anything around. The bees don't mind much then. Sometimes when I watch beekeepers doing things on YouTube I am shocked at how they slam brood boxes around like they were crates of milk...I think to myself no wonder they need to wear full battle gear! ;D
Once I accidentally banged a box and they got mad and I had to cut my inspection short. I managed to close them up first though, they weren't in full anger mode...yet.
:lookout:So, have you tried being more slow and gentle and not wearing a full suit, or is that out of the question?
Another approach is to wear a couple of very light summer type loose cotton shirts and pants, strapped closed at the cuffs. That's got to be cooler than a bee suit, and will foil most bees.
I am very tempted to cut several panels out of our hooded bee jackets and have mesh sewn in place. The jacket material is very thick.
I feel for you on the sweating I hate it too. So best thing is compleat naked Beekeeping:lpf: no just wear a sweat band and tie a lose bandana to wipe your eyes from inside youe suit.
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