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<blockquote data-quote="John B" data-source="post: 1417" data-attributes="member: 207"><p>Use your leather gloves for gardening and that buys some PVC gloves and use cotton inners to soak up the sweat. I have a dedicated machine for washing veils and overalls which get washed daily in summer and at least every three or four days in spring and autumn. Clean gloves every day and a spare pair behind the seat in case of a disease find. I remove the hood from the veil before it goes in the machine and hand wash them every now and again. I find ordinary washing powder fine.</p><p>Propolis does tend to stick at times but I'm more interested in having my clothes clean than spotless.</p><p>Never wash wool socks with vails with Velcro bits!</p><p>Over the years I've known a few beekeepers that appeared to never wash anything and that also works as long as you don't have too get downwind of them. Maybe it helps to control the varoa.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="John B, post: 1417, member: 207"] Use your leather gloves for gardening and that buys some PVC gloves and use cotton inners to soak up the sweat. I have a dedicated machine for washing veils and overalls which get washed daily in summer and at least every three or four days in spring and autumn. Clean gloves every day and a spare pair behind the seat in case of a disease find. I remove the hood from the veil before it goes in the machine and hand wash them every now and again. I find ordinary washing powder fine. Propolis does tend to stick at times but I'm more interested in having my clothes clean than spotless. Never wash wool socks with vails with Velcro bits! Over the years I've known a few beekeepers that appeared to never wash anything and that also works as long as you don't have too get downwind of them. Maybe it helps to control the varoa. [/QUOTE]
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