Boot recommendation?

[victor meldrew]

Nothing save a digital voice recorder it was the colour /texture that was the catalyst!
There is a manufacturer of smokers who uses a brown suede type material for the bellows which has the same effect!
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[Norfolk]

What did you keep in it to make them sting it?

In my case it was my rather nice looking ankle, and no, it doesn't resemble a bear's leg.

 

[Swarm]

Is this for beekeeping or just in general? I can't imagine cold being much of a problem during the season.

 

[YorkshireBees]

Nothing save a digital voice recorder it was the colour /texture that was the catalyst!
There is a manufacturer of smokers who uses a brown suede type material for the bellows which has the same effect!
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I had a similar experience before I bought my full length suit.
Never had a problem tucking my trousers into my socks and using just a top half suit until one day that I used a different pair of socks to the normal ones. Black / more furry and they went for my ankles like crazy!
Convinced me to invest in a full length suit and throw the socks!

Similar that I once took my suit off at the car and a bee that was on it or had followed went crazy trying to sting the collar of my black furry fleece that I had been wearing underneath the suit. Luckily, for me, it totally ignored my neck and face and was so intent of the fleece I was able to take the fleece off and throw it on the ground with the bee still on it!

So definitely colour / texture imo!

 

[REDWOOD]

Derri Boots.
Look them up if you haven't encountered them!

I had a pair of Derri boots when I had a motorbike and they where brilliant in the winter but I don't think they would be suitable for summer beekeeping,

 

[itma]

I think I'm about to part company with my old wellies. They are cold, damn cold ...

I had a pair of Derri boots when I had a motorbike and they where brilliant in the winter but I don't think they would be suitable for summer beekeeping,

They are brilliant if you have cold feet! (And they're waterproof too.)

 

[domino]

Is this for beekeeping or just in general? I can't imagine cold being much of a problem during the season.

It's really for stuff I do between October and April around the bees, the basic wellies are just pretty cold. So I'm going to look to buy a boot that's a little warmer.

 

[Swarm]

In that case it's rigger boots all the way.

 

[REDWOOD]

In that case it's rigger boots all the way.

 

[BeeJayBee]

In that case it's rigger boots all the way.

 

[domino]

Mmmm a consensus on the beekeeping forum - I'm naturally suspicious.

 

[Ely]

These seem to offer quite good leg protection

 

[BeeJayBee]

Mmmm a consensus on the beekeeping forum - I'm naturally suspicious.

Scary, isn't it.

Almost as scary as Ely's red boots!

 

[Pete D]

Voucher codes currently have 30% off on some of the Hunter wellie range

 

[itma]

Mmmm a consensus on the beekeeping forum - I'm naturally suspicious.

I'm suspicious as to how anyone would think 'rigger' boots warmer or drier than Derri boots.
That is not my experience!

Mind you, if clomping around in something properly heavy so you can look butch were the main idea, then I'd join the consensus!

 

[thorn]

My jeans are long enough to fold down over my walking shoes, and the shoes sturdy and comfortable. The hives are on hard standing, so I don't need waterproof footwear. No bee has yet tried to gain access to my nether regions via my trouser legs, so I see no need for boots.
If one of the little dears ever shows me the error of my ways, I'll wear my Derriboots. They're much more comfortable than wellies, and have a lace at the top so they can be tightened to prevent downward access.

 

[victor meldrew]

I have posted this before but for those who missed it!
I friend of mine (alas long gone ) was looking in one of my hives whilst I was manipulating it . I notice he would occasionally stamp his feet and carry on as normal. After he did this a few times I asked" what's this stamping about Peter?" He replied in his Ukrainian accent " the bees are shtingin mine arse "
I had to laugh but he was totally un phased
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[BeeJayBee]

I'm suspicious as to how anyone would think 'rigger' boots warmer or drier than Derri boots.
That is not my experience!

Mind you, if clomping around in something properly heavy so you can look butch were the main idea, then I'd join the consensus!

I don't wear them because they're warmer or drier than either neoprene or plastic, nor because they look butch. I wear them because they're comfier.

 

[itma]

I don't wear them because they're warmer or drier than either neoprene or plastic, nor because they look butch. I wear them because they're comfier.

Sorry? Comfier than Derri boots? Really?

/ No connection other than being a 1-pair owner for the last 10 years or so! (Same original pair - "Guys" I think.) But yes, I do like these boots - as seemingly do most who have tried them ... No steel toecaps or soles for the elvin save tea types, but their absence might just help keep your feet warmer, which was the OP's stated desire.

 

[Swarm]

I guess it's all about personal choice.
For general walking about and doing stuff I wouldn't entertain Derri boots, they are just glorified wellies and just as cumbersome. Alright for riding a motorbike in bad weather but that's about it.
I am still wearing a pair of rigger boots I bought in the year 2000. Oiled leather, steel toecaps, not heavy, easy on, easy off, fur lined, warm as toast in winter and not hot when inspecting hives at the hight of Summer. Cost me 30 quid back then, not bad value for money IMO.