Suits
Beekeeping Suits
Beekeeping suits fully protect your body covering your head, shoulders, and knees. (Sorry about your toes, you still have to wear boots, sadly.) Whether you need the full protection of a suit or just your upper body we have you covered.
Types of Full Suits
Our beekeeping protective suits also come in a range of options that include a hat and veil snugly attached to the suit, which will offer you high security from experiencing “bees in your bonnet.” Dadant offers sting resistant, breathable suits that will keep you cool during warm weather.
Ventilated Suit: Ventilated bee suits are perhaps the most comfortable for staying cool, especially in hot weather, and they are easy to put on. The suit’s cooling feature comes from synthetic foam sandwiched between 100 percent polyester mesh. The hat veil features an adjustable Velcro strap to ensure a true fit. Elastic cuffs are around the wrist and ankles, and ankles are zippered to keep your ankles secure and for simple removal. This beekeeping suit also features two large pockets on the front waist and one on the chest, perfect for holding many tools. Extra padding is included at the knees, and the jacket has elastic around the waist to help you fit into the suit.
Partially Ventilated Suit: A partially ventilated suit is perfect for slightly cooler weather. The ventilation areas are located along your sides, running from your waistline to your wrist in the suit. The full suit is ventilated on the outside of the legs, starting at the ankles and ending at the wrist. The hood, which looks slightly like a fencing veil, is fully ventilated on the suit. Optimum airflow in the right places makes this suit perfect for your trips into the bee yard.
Economy Ventilated Suit: We are pleased to offer an economy ventilated suit. Three layers of ventilated netting are sandwiched together to provide you with optimum protection while allowing for the ultimate airflow, keeping you well protected and cool. The suit offers extra padding at the knees, two chest pockets, two hive tool pockets, and side pockets. Additional features of this suit include an elastic waist, elastic wrists, elastic zippered ankles, and an elastic thumb hold.
Dadant Zipper Suit: We added all the features our beekeepers wanted for total protection and comfort for a full day’s work in the bee yard. This Zipper Veil-Suit Combination offers the fine features of the Dadant Folding Veil and the Dadant Coveralls to provide total protection for the beekeeper. Zippered side openings allow for full protection and easy access to trouser pockets. The location of the veil zipper holds the veil in place, assuring perfect vision while allowing total freedom of movement. This easy-on and easy-off suit is also a polyester/cotton blend.
Just the Suit
Polyester Coveralls: If you already own the perfect hat/veil but you’re still looking for the perfect bee suit, try our Dadant Coveralls. Dadant coveralls are a snow-white, polyester-cotton blend because white is less disturbing to bees, which decreases the likelihood of stinging. It also features a full-front zipper for easy on and off. All points of stress are bartacked for extra reinforcement. Six roomy pockets hold the tools you need, and side openings allow easy access to trouser pockets.
Beekeeper Suits for the Kids
Dadant also offers suits that will fit your children and prevent bee stings. Suits are available for children ages 4–10. These options for beekeeping suits are ideal if your children share your passion for beekeeping; educate them on how to care for the colony through first-hand experience.
Economy Two Piece Suit: We offer this suit for children at age four and age six. This suit features two pieces: a jacket and trousers. The jacket features a half-zip hooded veil with elastic at the waist and wrists. The trousers feature an elastic waist and ankles along with two front pockets. This suit is perfect for your child’s first visit to the bee yard and is easy to put on and take off. Sizes: neck - 25, shoulder - 16.5, arm - 19, chest - 39, waist - 19, fully expanded waist - 25, pelvis - 30, hips - 32, leg inseam - 18
Partially Ventilated Suit: We offer this suit for age cohorts of 4–6 and 8–10. The ventilation areas are located along your sides, running from your waistline to your wrist in the suit. The full suit is ventilated on the outside of the legs, starting at the ankles and ending at the wrist. The hood is fully ventilated on the suit, and optimum airflow in the right places makes this perfectly comfortable for your children.
Child’s Hat/Veil Combo with Polyester Cotton Suit: V01170C Children’s (10-12) Hat-Veil Combo with Polyester/Cotton Suit features leg zippers for easy on/off, two front side pockets, and a chest pocket. Get a comfortable hat/veil combo with a zipper attachment as well as elastic leg and wrist cuffs. The comfortable hat/veil fits all with spring steel band rings to keep the veil out away from the head and the hat flips back when unzipped.
Child’s Polyester/Cotton Trousers: Our children’s trousers are a nice addition to our child’s jacket. Featuring a front pocket with elastic waist and ankles, these trousers will give your youngster the extra protection they may sometimes need in the bee yard.
Please contact Dadant & Sons if you have any questions about our beekeeping suits. With over 160 years of experience, we’re always happy to share our knowledge and help customers make the ideal purchase.
