Comments on: How to Choose the Best Beekeeping Gloves

By: Robert

Robert — Thu, 15 Apr 2021 21:07:33 +0000

I too have moved to nitrile gloves and really liked the Halyard Health 50602 Safeskin Nitrile-Xtra Exam Gloves, 12″ Length that you linked to. Unfortunately those gloves have been unavailable on Amazon since last spring (Covid-19 related no doubt) and I can’t find them anywhere else. Do you or does anyone else have a source?

By: Beth

Beth — Thu, 15 Apr 2021 20:17:21 +0000

Thanks for this article. We live in S Fl, so definitely in the Afridcan-derived-bees zone. Some days our bees are pretty gentle, other days they can be assertive. I never go gloveless, and have had bees sting me right through the leather gloves. My hands are pretty small, and the mediums are too big, but the smalls are too tight. I will try the nitrile ones and see if having less bulk helps. I’m not worried about getting stung but the only thing is, once the first bee stings me, then the rest start to follow suit and sometimes the only way to stop it is to go inside and change out my gloves. I also wonder if the color has anything to do with it? If the blue are less noticable to the bees than the white is? Or perhaps they can smell the leather but the plastic doesn’t smell like an animal? I wonder if this would be a research grant! LOL

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By: Ian Story

Ian Story — Thu, 04 Jul 2019 21:02:32 +0000

When I first started beekeeping in 2003, I wore leather gloves, but found them too hard to work with, so when I had got more confident, went gloveless. Sure, got a few stings, but frames weren’t slipping out of my fingers. At times still use softer( flexible) gloves, if bees get stroppy or working on other people’s hives. Still use the leather ones on the odd occasions as they go nearly right up my arm, so bees can’t find anyway onto bare skin to leave their calling card..

By: SkrapMan

SkrapMan — Thu, 14 Jun 2018 18:33:45 +0000

I like the 6mm flock lined Nitrile gloves. It may sound crazy, but the painter’s supply store I get mine from ran out of most gloves last time I was in there, so I bought a box of black 6mm flock lined gloves. I usually buy blue. I’ve used the black ones almost a year without a sting on my hands. Does anyone know if the color of glove matters, or is this pure chance?

By: Mary

Mary — Wed, 16 May 2018 16:13:05 +0000

Nitrile gloves come in different thicknesses-the basic is 4ml but I tend to use 5 or 7 or 9 ml depending on my need for the project. with the 7 ml I still have lots of sensitivity, With the 9ml it is a little less but nothing like normal gloves.

By: David R Vranish

David R Vranish — Wed, 16 May 2018 15:21:18 +0000

This is a very interesting story! I use Nitrile gloves for almost everything. Cold weather and hot! They are quite tough!

By: Jan Dohner

Jan Dohner — Wed, 16 May 2018 14:06:04 +0000

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Great post. We also like the Nitrile gloves and have found that wearing them over a pair of cotton work gloves (as thin as possible) is a good compromise for some thickness and absorbing sweat.

By: Graanoogst Ivan

Graanoogst Ivan — Wed, 16 May 2018 13:36:28 +0000

I am a bee keeper in Suriname and I find this kind of information very helpful
Thank you

By: Tracy Pielemeier

Tracy Pielemeier — Mon, 16 Apr 2018 01:35:48 +0000

We like nitrile and always wear 2 layers, as they prick easily on hive tool or metal covers…but we have switched over to using Mr. Clean dish gloves. They are very durable, washable, and if a bee stings them, she pulls out before stinger gets into our skin! They are inexpensive, readily available and provide a good grip on things. We usually will put a nitrile under them, just for sweat purposes…otherwise the dish gloves can get pretty stinky pretty fast. They come in several sizes. Just don’t get the purple ones…I love purple. Got a lot more stings. LOL