Understanding The Beekeeping Suit
If you are seriously considering engaging in beekeeping either as a hobby or a business, you need to find out first if you are allergic to bee stings. A bee sting can be deadly to people who are allergic to it. However, the only way you can find this out is to be stung by bees once. Some beekeepers believe, however, that the only way to develop an immunity to bee stings is to be stung several times, so they openly allow themselves to be stung frequently, trusting that their bodies will soon develop antibodies, that will make them resistant against the bee venom. Still, if you are a novice in keeping bees, it is best to put on a beekeeping suit that will protect you from bee stings.
Even experienced beekeepers often wear protective gear such as a hat and a veil, gloves and a beekeeping suit. The hat and the veil are essential, because beestings on the face usually cause more pain and swelling. The gloves can protect your hands, although if you ever get stung by a bee on your hand, you can easily scrape this off using your fingernails, to eliminate some of the bee venom.
A beekeeping suit is a full body gear, which looks like a jump suit and should be worn whenever you approach the bee hive. Usually, the material used for this suit is light and smooth. It is often light colored, frequently white, in order not to alert the bees, which may associate dark colors with natural animal predators like skunks and bears. The venom sacs that may have been transferred to the beekeeping suit by the bees can easily be removed with a simple tug on the suit.
The stings left on the suit, however, will continue to alarm the honey bees and may result to them getting aggressive towards you, the next time you come around to visit the hive. To avoid this, make sure to wash your beekeeping suit regularly and remember to wash your hands in vinegar that bees finds somewhat repulsive, making it a lot safer for you to enter the hive again.
Keeping bees is a rewarding hobby, that may turn into a business, but no matter for whatever purpose you are engaging in it, remember to don a beekeeping suit that can protect you from the deadly bee sting.
Even experienced beekeepers often wear protective gear such as a hat and a veil, gloves and a beekeeping suit. The hat and the veil are essential, because beestings on the face usually cause more pain and swelling. The gloves can protect your hands, although if you ever get stung by a bee on your hand, you can easily scrape this off using your fingernails, to eliminate some of the bee venom.
A beekeeping suit is a full body gear, which looks like a jump suit and should be worn whenever you approach the bee hive. Usually, the material used for this suit is light and smooth. It is often light colored, frequently white, in order not to alert the bees, which may associate dark colors with natural animal predators like skunks and bears. The venom sacs that may have been transferred to the beekeeping suit by the bees can easily be removed with a simple tug on the suit.
The stings left on the suit, however, will continue to alarm the honey bees and may result to them getting aggressive towards you, the next time you come around to visit the hive. To avoid this, make sure to wash your beekeeping suit regularly and remember to wash your hands in vinegar that bees finds somewhat repulsive, making it a lot safer for you to enter the hive again.
Keeping bees is a rewarding hobby, that may turn into a business, but no matter for whatever purpose you are engaging in it, remember to don a beekeeping suit that can protect you from the deadly bee sting.
