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<blockquote data-quote="tristan" data-source="post: 7636" data-attributes="member: 30"><p>yes you can work bees fine with no gear on.</p><p>however there is always one hive that will disagree with you and that turns a nice day into one that very unpleasant.</p><p>i know beeks who come in with faces all swollen etc. </p><p></p><p>sometimes all it takes is to accidently squish one bee on you and the rest will turn and attack.</p><p>the worse i had was about 40 stings on each hand, even tho i had gloves on, each hand look like a hedgehog. i walked away with bees still attack and one of the lad took over that hives and they ignored him. they where really going for the smell on my gloves.</p><p></p><p>the other thing is accidents do happen. hives get dropped/knocked, frames get dropped. quiet hive turns nasty quick.</p><p></p><p>for me these days it s more about keeping clean. always have a veil. if things go wrong you want to protect the face.</p><p>gloves, even just really thin ones, just to keep the hands clean. bees sting right through them. i don't wear a suit if its only minor stuff, but dress up when doing a lot. at least i get to go home in clean clothes.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="tristan, post: 7636, member: 30"] yes you can work bees fine with no gear on. however there is always one hive that will disagree with you and that turns a nice day into one that very unpleasant. i know beeks who come in with faces all swollen etc. sometimes all it takes is to accidently squish one bee on you and the rest will turn and attack. the worse i had was about 40 stings on each hand, even tho i had gloves on, each hand look like a hedgehog. i walked away with bees still attack and one of the lad took over that hives and they ignored him. they where really going for the smell on my gloves. the other thing is accidents do happen. hives get dropped/knocked, frames get dropped. quiet hive turns nasty quick. for me these days it s more about keeping clean. always have a veil. if things go wrong you want to protect the face. gloves, even just really thin ones, just to keep the hands clean. bees sting right through them. i don't wear a suit if its only minor stuff, but dress up when doing a lot. at least i get to go home in clean clothes. [/QUOTE]
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