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Offline Hemlock

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Tyvek?
« on: April 12, 2010, 08:26:15 pm »
Has anyone ever used Tyvek as a bee suit?
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Offline iddee

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Re: Tyvek?
« Reply #1 on: April 12, 2010, 08:28:46 pm »
YES.... HOT, HOT, HOT
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Re: Tyvek?
« Reply #2 on: April 12, 2010, 10:21:28 pm »
That would be a problem. 

Do you think the bees can sting through it?  It's thin but tightly woven.
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Re: Tyvek?
« Reply #3 on: April 12, 2010, 10:43:02 pm »
None of these got through..........

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Re: Tyvek?
« Reply #4 on: April 12, 2010, 10:50:29 pm »
Now that's a great pic (don't show my wife).   Just keep those bees off the socks.
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Re: Tyvek?
« Reply #5 on: April 12, 2010, 11:02:44 pm »
Who says Bee Keepers are slaves to fashion?  :-D :-D

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Offline G3farms

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Re: Tyvek?
« Reply #6 on: April 12, 2010, 11:03:03 pm »
Work great as a bee suit, but they will melt you into the ground. If you do use them be sure to have plenty of water and/or gatoraid and drink it steadily. I always have a big styrofoam cup with a lid and straw with me in the summer, and yes you can get a drink through a bee veil using a straw.

I use to have to wear them in one of the plants I worked in, plus a respirator, fire retardent coveralls, hard hat and fire retardent hood.
Could easily loose 5 plus pounds in an eight hour shift.

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Offline lenape13

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Re: Tyvek?
« Reply #7 on: April 13, 2010, 09:01:33 am »
I started out using them, now I just keep them around for the occasional visitor.  They always worked for me, I just rip them too easily.
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Offline Hemlock

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Re: Tyvek?
« Reply #8 on: April 13, 2010, 10:57:16 am »
iddee,

Ha!  Beekeeping with penny-loafers!  Those are some laid back bees.  All you need now is a smoking jacket & a pipe.  :-D

I could go with a Tyvek jacket since they do sell them that way.  Jeans on the bottom are good enough.
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Offline BeeHopper

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Re: Tyvek?
« Reply #9 on: April 13, 2010, 11:10:45 am »
They're great for Visitors and 2 or 3 Sizes larger, they're a little cooler that way.  :)
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