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Does anyone have any suggestions as to what I can use to combat the end of my fingers getting sore wearing marigolds pls?
No there not blistering but i suppose they get rather sweaty and on occasions I get the odd hole so when I clean them in between inspecting hives small amounts of washing soda gets in , I change them regularly to stop this but the sweatiness is badIs the skin blistering? May be worth trying either latex free gloves or some cotton liners.
You can get these (cotton I think?) things called glovelets, that you wear under your gloves and absorb the sweat - really transformed gloved beekeeping for me and give you a little more distance from stings though that's by the by. I getcem from amazon and they don't last that long so I then use em to light my smoker before adding fuel Ince they've worn throughNo there not blistering but i suppose they get rather sweaty and on occasions I get the odd hole so when I clean them in between inspecting hives small amounts of washing soda gets in , I change them regularly to stop this but the sweatiness is bad
Try them I find them really good and whilst getting mucky they last quite well.Thanks for the replies everyone I’m now going to change my name to curly red fingers, I’m going to try different gloves that breath a bit more @Ian123 ordering some of these to give them a try.
Aye moving lots of boxes around inspecting it’s hard not to get holes in marigolds, I wonder is there anything else folk use to clean there gloves tools in-between inspections?Maybe not steeping your fingers in washing soda will help!
often used to have my fingers in stools when doing a stint in the custody suite minding 'stuffers and swallowers'would a thing called a 'finger cot' or 'stool' work inside or outside the glove
I bought these on your recommendation - but have put them in the gardening gloves box. I don't get stung much through my purple nitriles, but got a couple of stings fairly quickly through these. They don't work for me.I’ve got to say when working a large number of hives I’m not a fan of the rubber gloves. I still like wearing my leather for banging around or fast jobs and I like the disposable type site work gloves. The palm side is sting proof..ish and they’re easy enough to pull on and off for catching queens. There also good enough if putting your hands around boxes and into an unseen bunch of bees a mistake I often make back of the hands can be vulnerable and wrists if your dealing with a grumpy lot but a great replacement for nitriles!!!!
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Well that should teach you not to believe all read you read on the NetI bought these on your recommendation - but have put them in the gardening gloves box. I don't get stung much through my purple nitriles, but got a couple of stings fairly quickly through these. They don't work for me.
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