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Hi all, Have really been fascinated to read all your reports about your bees. A few weeks ago I did a beekeeping course and I have attended one beekeepers association meeting. I would really love to keep bees, and next March I am hoping to do a more indepth course in Kirkley Hall in Northumberland. I hope when I become more knowledgable and experienced I can start one hive off at my allotment (the committee are busy doing a bee keeping policy) so hopefully I will get permission. I hope I can get some handson experience at a local beekeepers in the mean time. First thing I need to do is get a protective suit and gloves. Can anybody give me some advice on where to go for a decent one that will give me good protection? Thanks if you can point me in the right direction. busy_lizzie :-*
You could try http://www.fragile-planet.co.uk/ or http://www.bbwear.co.uk/.You might also find it useful to join http://www.beekeepingforum.co.uk/index.php.Note - a suit alone won't protect you neither will a pair of gloves. The object is to have nice calm bees (well most of the time) that don't have a tendency to sting. Whilst I have a pair of goatskin gloves I prefer to use nitrile gloves these days, as it gives me a better feel of where the bees are, and therefore have less chance of inadvertantly squashing a bee, hence less chance of getting stung.
Quote from: Vortex on July 30, 2010, 19:57:00You could try http://www.fragile-planet.co.uk/ or http://www.bbwear.co.uk/.You might also find it useful to join http://www.beekeepingforum.co.uk/index.php.are you on that forum, Vortex?
You could try http://www.fragile-planet.co.uk/ or http://www.bbwear.co.uk/.You might also find it useful to join http://www.beekeepingforum.co.uk/index.php.