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Bee Suits and Protective Clothing (092)
One of the first pieces of equipment a new beekeeper buys is a bee suit. If they don't buy a bee suit, they will at least buy a veil. Stings on the face are not only painful (and memorable to all who see it), they can be dangerous if it is directly to one's eye or around the eyes. In today's episode, Jim Tew and Jeff Ott, from Beekeeping Today Podcast, talk about the different types of protective clothing available to beekeepers today.
New beekeepers should at the very least, start with a veil. Even though there may be times in the future when you feel safe opening a colony without a veil…
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