Nitriles for leather

[REDWOOD]

Some of the colonies I've been in you would not dare using anything but leather and even then they seam to penetrate them. If I know the hives bare hands if I don't leather, horses for courses

 

[alldigging]

Yes, I'd also like to know where to get some close-fitting leather gloves.

I have a pair of these.
https://www.dents.co.uk/shop/ladies-gloves/7-9059-womens-leather-union-jack-pattern-glove/

I won them!

I didn't wear them for a long time as I thought that much was insane for a pair of gloves and in the end I put them on. I wouldn't do beekeeping in them but I probably could quite well.

 

[BeeJayBee]

I use the 'Rhinocerous' gloves that Sherriff sell, they are very soft and supple.

I can't see those on their website, so it doesn't look as if they still do them.

I have a pair of these.
https://www.dents.co.uk/shop/ladies-gloves/7-9059-womens-leather-union-jack-pattern-glove/

I won them!

£99 for a pair of gloves! And there I was thinking bee suits were expensive! - Good job you won them!

 

[user 1914]

Silk gloves underneath nitrile helps with the squelch

I've just bought some fingerless cotton gloves from JustGloves website, to catch the sweat. being fingerless, they don't reduce the dexterity.

 

[Millet]

If you do decide to go gloveless, you WILL be stung.

How often and how painfully depends on the bees and luck.. and what tolerance you have to bee venom.
I find the most painful of hand stings are those on the back of the hand near a vein. I carry a tube of Asda sting cream (1% hydrocortisone) for the rare ones that start to swell up...

In most cases like this morning, the 4 stings I received - from my "naughty" hive # when cutting grass (!!) - have been mere annoyances.

# to be requeened.

If you ever care to try the ones i suggested that you are negative about you may be surprised.

 

[alldigging]

I've just bought some fingerless cotton gloves from JustGloves website, to catch the sweat. being fingerless, they don't reduce the dexterity.

I sort of like that idea. I really don't like the idea of bees walking up my sleeves.

 

[MuswellMetro]

i used to wear BBsheriff rubber gloves but when i started clipping queen i had to change to nitriles to hold the queen and realised how much better touch nitriles gave and have been wearing the nitriles for beekeeping every since

i have found justgloves long cuff nitriles best,and pull the cuffs over my sleeves instead of using gauntlets to cover my wrists

 

[Swarm]

I can't see those on their website, so it doesn't look as if they still do them.

I've only ever picked them up from their stand at the wbka convention, they had them in April.

 

[BeeJayBee]

I've only ever picked them up from their stand at the wbka convention, they had them in April.

Ah well, maybe I'll go to a convention one day. Thanks.