Technical3 min read
Round, fencing or square: how to choose a bee veil
The three veil shapes fail in different ways. Which one suits you depends on how much you look down, how hot it gets, and whether you wear glasses.
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Three-layer mesh suits and jackets.
Care & maintenance5 min readHow to wash and store a bee suit without ruining it
Most suits are destroyed by the wash, not by the bees. Cool water, no softener, no tumble dryer, and never vacuum-pack a mesh suit.
Technical4 min readHow three-layer ventilated mesh actually stops a sting
It is not the thickness. A bee's sting is a fixed length, and three-layer mesh works by making sure your skin is further away than that.
Buying guides4 min readCornerstoneVentilated vs cotton bee suits: which one is actually right for you
Ventilated suits are cooler and cotton suits are cheaper, but that is not the decision. The decision is how long you spend in the hive and how hot it gets while you are there.