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EQUIPMENT, THE APIARY, <br /> 1111 <br /> AND BUYING BEES <br /> PERSONAL EQUIPMENT <br /> Wear light-colored clothing or coveralls. Dark and/or textured clothing irritate bees more than light colors and <br /> smooth textures. Coveralls will provide fewer places for bees to crawl between you and your clothes (Figure 16). <br /> Wear a veil to protect your head from stings. There are many different kinds, including veils mounted on a <br /> helmet or brimmed hat, and hooded veils attached to a bee jacket. Pick one that is bee tight, has good visibility <br /> and is comfortable. <br /> Bee gloves are leather gloves attached to a canvas sleeve that can be pulled over the forearms. Canvas <br /> gloves are also sold, but the stingers have an easier time penetrating this material. If you wear gloves each <br /> time you open your colony, leather gloves are well worth the extra money. Latex, nitrile, or rubber gloves allow <br /> for finger dexterity and reduce the likelihood of stings due to the smooth texture and extra layer of protection, <br /> but bees are more likely to sting through these types of gloves than leather. We recommend beginners have <br /> bee gloves available, but we strongly recommend learning to work without gloves as much as possible. <br /> Working without gloves allows for the highest level of dexterity, and helps a new beekeeper read the mood of <br /> their colony and adjust their movements accordingly. <br /> • <br /> !1 : i i • _. <br /> ,,/,11114'\ hgit.' „..,,, <br /> , I"' ' - , . t.v. . ,-..„. - _ <br /> r <br /> r Vim/f M4./ �, .,,... <br /> •. .. <br /> I <br /> ' <br /> V . •` <br /> Figure 16.Three options for protective gear:full bee suit with a square veil on a bee helmet and with leather bee gloves(left),jacket <br /> with attached hat veil and nitrile gloves(middle), and bee helmet with pocket veil and no gloves(right). <br /> • <br /> Beekeeping in Northern Climates 16 <br />