Gloves

[thorn]

I’ve seen some tornado contour avenger work gloves in Costco. They’re touted as being great for fine handling. Has anyone tried them for beekeeping?

 

[madasafish]

I’ve seen some tornado contour avenger work gloves in Costco. They’re touted as being great for fine handling. Has anyone tried them for beekeeping?

I use electrician's gloves which are similar in concept and design. They are great for handling and working wood and metal and do allow some tactile feel... BUT I doubt they are impermeable to bee stings. (They are great if using PU glue which stains hands black and remains for days unless you use pumice stone to sand it off your skin).
Nitrile gloves give far better feel..but bare hands are even better.

 

[taurus]

Maybe my lot of more prone to propolis than others but anything like that just gets stuck together by the time I've finished the first hive. I prefer to use decent washing up gloves with a pair of nitriles over the stop. They rarely get stung through and it's simple to ditch the sticky pair and put on a fresh set before each hive. I don't like using gloves from hive to hive.

 

[Eyeman]

Maybe my lot of more prone to propolis than others but anything like that just gets stuck together by the time I've finished the first hive. I prefer to use decent washing up gloves with a pair of nitriles over the stop. They rarely get stung through and it's simple to ditch the sticky pair and put on a fresh set before each hive. I don't like using gloves from hive to hive.

Fresh gloves for each hive? There's bio security for you! Hope you also wash your tool?

 

[Stiffy]

Fresh gloves for each hive? There's bio security for you! Hope you also wash your tool?

Only if its sticky..........sorry couldn't resist

 

[Beefriendly]

I’ve seen some tornado contour avenger work gloves in Costco. They’re touted as being great for fine handling. Has anyone tried them for beekeeping?

Are those the work gloves with cloth backs on them like these?
If so avoid them like the plague for bee work. Bees just love to get tangled and sting through that rough cloth fabric on the back.
You need rubber/latex all round.
The tough mechanics or lab safe long cuff ones are good.

 

[coffindodger]

Agree with smooth outer surface (bees do hang on whilst stinging) and double layers. I use cotton/kevlar thin gloves under nitrile. Also use separate cuffs.
Apart from the easy to change outers mentioned above, the advantage of two layers is that they slip over each other so give greater flexibility than a single thicker glove.

 

[DanBee]

Marigolds?

 

[Walrus]

Are those the work gloves with cloth backs on them like these?
If so avoid them like the plague for bee work. Bees just love to get tangled and sting through that rough cloth fabric on the back.
You need rubber/latex all round.
The tough mechanics or lab safe long cuff ones are good.

I tried them once and bees stung back of hand. Bare hands or nitriles for me now.

 

[MartinL]

I’ve seen some tornado contour avenger work gloves in Costco. They’re touted as being great for fine handling. Has anyone tried them for beekeeping?

We use them at work.

They are black, finish at the wrist, give protection against liquid, ONLY

The've lead to some nasty accidents when entangled in rotating tooling too,
(it takes ness than 5 newton-metres to rip a finger from a knuckle)!

 

[Millet]

I wear these and it makes me look tough when i am be wrangling.

 

[Poly Hive]

I was tipped off to these and find then very good.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias=aps&field-keywords=87-900+ansell+gloves

PH

 

[MartinL]

I was tipped off to these and find then very good.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias=aps&field-keywords=87-900+ansell+gloves

PH

Maises did something similar a few years back, brilliant for cut-outs.

 

[MartinL]

I wear these and it makes me look tough when i am be wrangling.

So they have thick hairs on the back too???

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

as well as the palms