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<blockquote data-quote="Alastair" data-source="post: 7624" data-attributes="member: 13"><p>I pretty much never wear gloves, and mostly work with no veil. It is not to make a statement, 90% of the time there is nobody else there to make the statement to.</p><p>It is because it's cooler, I like it that way, I eradicate unfriendly bees that mess with the plan, and I was trained that way by my first boss of 2 years who didn't like veils and pretty much forced me to learn how to work bees with no veil. He also often worked in shorts but I never quite got to that level 😮.</p><p></p><p>As to being more sensitive to the bees, I would say yes. I can work a hive without riling them up. I don't see this in many other beekeepers, most people kit up with full suit and gloves, then just open up and grind and graunch things without too much care. If I'm with another beekeeper who is suited up, it's virtually guaranteed I will have to suit up, or the angry bees from his / her hive will paste me.</p><p></p><p>Just, explaining my reasons, after a lifetime of being accused of only going veil less to pretend I'm better. It's not that I just prefer it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Alastair, post: 7624, member: 13"] I pretty much never wear gloves, and mostly work with no veil. It is not to make a statement, 90% of the time there is nobody else there to make the statement to. It is because it's cooler, I like it that way, I eradicate unfriendly bees that mess with the plan, and I was trained that way by my first boss of 2 years who didn't like veils and pretty much forced me to learn how to work bees with no veil. He also often worked in shorts but I never quite got to that level 😮. As to being more sensitive to the bees, I would say yes. I can work a hive without riling them up. I don't see this in many other beekeepers, most people kit up with full suit and gloves, then just open up and grind and graunch things without too much care. If I'm with another beekeeper who is suited up, it's virtually guaranteed I will have to suit up, or the angry bees from his / her hive will paste me. Just, explaining my reasons, after a lifetime of being accused of only going veil less to pretend I'm better. It's not that I just prefer it. [/QUOTE]
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