Propolis is very sticky, but can be removed using washing soda.
Opened my first hive solo today and later removed two queen-cells, (supervised).
The elastic at the end of the boiler suit arms goes over the gloves and round the thumb,
(until the rubber perishes and then it goes over the middle two fingers.)
My teacher advised me, "HTS Hive tool is bad because it can cut your wrist if you grab it the wrong way up." Which, like everything he says, makes perfect sense.
Bee keeper supplies in the UK:
http://www.peak-hives.co.uk/ (seem like a nice family)
When I saw the prices of some equipment I started thinking latterly, (well sort of) and found a Beekeepers Suit from a pest-control equipment supplier.
http://www.thorne.co.uk/ (been round for ages)
http://www.bjsherriff.co.uk/ "Sherriff" do top-of-the-range suits (beesuits.com)
http://www.thebeehiveworkshop.co.uk/ not tried them yet,
but good clean second-hand stuff is much-much cheaper. By "clean" I think he means
- Never had foul-brood
- No varroa mites
- or molds
- or fungus
- or wax-moths
- Not too much propolis on everything
I should ask him.
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