Best glove?

[REDWOOD]

I'm more of a leather man, I find I perspire too much when I wear rubber

 

[Ely]

Anything like this ?
https://youtu.be/T-lnbrWaYzY

 

[B+.]

You have an understanding wife!

Lets face it....if we didn't, none of us would be here! ;-)

 

[madasafish]

My wife understands me. (She told me I should say that!)

Gentle bees - be brutal about refusing to accept bad tempered bees - and bare hands make for enjoyable beekeeping. With nitriles and Marigolds in reserve for odd cases of aggression. And nitriles on top of marigolds for really bad cases.

And a lit smoker to be used as a reserve - not as a matter of course.

The advantages?
Far better care taken by the beekeeper and immunity to the effects of stings through stings received during beekeeping... works well when inevitably you receive multiple stings even when suited and booted..

My long term average is 75 stings/year over 6 seasons.

Of course, if you are running lots of hives commercially, the above is spherical objects and deserves to be and will be ignored.

 

[pjb1972]

Thanks everyone for the advice��

 

[Swarm]

My long term average is 75 stings/year over 6 seasons.

With gentle bees, madasafish? That sounds a bit on the high side.

 

[REDWOOD]

I Agree, some of mine I didn't get one sting this year, and others well over your quota

 

[BeeJayBee]

I use a Dadant smoker, not a Dadant-type smoker. Bought it second hand, it's brilliant. Keeps going for ages when it's standing on the ground, rarely seem to use it on the bees though.

Gloves - whatever you choose to buy make sure they're a tight fit. I do wear gloves, mostly to keep propolis off my fingers but also because they protect my hands from washing soda.

 

[madasafish]

With gentle bees, madasafish? That sounds a bit on the high side.

I help at our Association apiary. There is usually at least one colony which attack me

I reckon about 60% of stings from there...

 

[hallshoney]

Well most of you gloveless folks must of had a better weather than me this summer with it being cool and wet a lot of my bees were hideous to work. With 15 to 20 hives per site going gloveless wouldn't be an option anyway i use screwfix's chemical resistance gloves they are thin enough to give you plenty of feel thick enough to stop most stings and cheep

 

[shazzer]

Hello Millet

Where is your link please.
?

 

[Brigsy]

He uses these type:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/161002343...49&var=460173365237&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT

So do I. They are like marigolds but a tad more robust. Pick a size to fit.

 

[shazzer]

Thank you.

 

[wessexmario]

when choosing gloves remember that some colonies don't care what colour gloves/clothing/hat you wear, others show a distinct dislike to black/dark colours.
And what you have now may not be what you have in a couple of months time if a queen swarms or is superseded.

It may be that it's not so much the actual colour, but their sensitivity to your movement and the increased contrast that is shown when looking up from the hive to hands playing in front of the backdrop of the sky. Either way, a lighter colour glove may be a better choice as it's less likely to antagonise the bees.

 

[Brigsy]

Good advice thanks. I shall pop a pair of white nitriles over should that be a problem.

 

[Millet]

when choosing gloves remember that some colonies don't care what colour gloves/clothing/hat you wear, others show a distinct dislike to black/dark colours.
And what you have now may not be what you have in a couple of months time if a queen swarms or is superseded.

It may be that it's not so much the actual colour, but their sensitivity to your movement and the increased contrast that is shown when looking up from the hive to hands playing in front of the backdrop of the sky. Either way, a lighter colour glove may be a better choice as it's less likely to antagonise the bees.

That is a fair and valid point, i have had on several occasions over this year and last year where bees have attacked the gloves for no apparent reason, not many times i know considering the amount of inspection to stinging attempt ratio, i just put it down too angry bees, the worst attack on me i have had up to now was when i tried too look inside the brood comb for eggs with a shiny black LED torch, they went mental and even my bee suit took casualties so i have not done that again.

 

[Gaz1]

Local mongrels and Cornish Amms will do that for you!

Haha Nothing wrong with a Cornish mongrel

My mentor believes they only get nasty if they are mated with Italians he has a several different locations for his aparies and the places with Italians in the area are the ones he has to requeen.I wore nitrile gloves during inspections on his hive so carried that on to mine but maybe will look into getting some thicker gloves as Said that may change in time as I don't know what's in my area!

 

[wessexmario]

I only wear nitriles, but if the bees get feisty I have been known to wear 3 pairs!

I usually carry a spare pair in a pocket, mostly because I often rip them when they get stuck with propolis,
but if I get stung then another glove goes on top to hide the 'sting again here' pheromone.