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A plus size bee suit has to give room at the chest, belly, seat and thighs without legs that drag and cuffs that gape. Here is how to measure, what to check, and when made-to-measure is the better answer.
A bee suit that is too small pulls tight when you bend and drags the veil onto your face. One that is too big snags, drags and gapes at the cuffs. Here are the signs of each, and the fix.
Between two bee suit sizes, take the larger one. A slightly big suit still protects you; a slightly small one pulls tight where stings get through. Here is how to handle the awkward cases.
A bee suit should fit loose but not baggy: room to touch your toes and kneel, veil clear of your face, sleeves inside your gloves, legs over your boots. Here is what right looks like, area by area.
Measure over the clothes you wear to the hive, with a soft tape and a helper. Here are the nine measurements we cut suits to, the mistakes that make a suit tight, and what to do with the numbers.
