The need for sleeves arises from the historical inadequacy of most beekeeping suits/jackets on the market.  Bees primarily attack the hands, forearms, and faces of beekeepers disturbing their hives.  Our beekeeping gloves are designed to be worn with quality beekeeping suits/jackets that resist bee stings.  They work especially well with the beekeeping suits/jackets that we at Apis Tactical are developing.  Sleeves just add another layer on the arms which makes for more heat and more discomfort.

Our gloves are designed to be worn UNDER your beekeeping suit/jacket sleeve cuffs.  Most suits have an elastic or velcro closure designed to tighten around the wrist.  There is a space above our glove's velcro closure strap where your beekeeping suit/jacket closure should tighten down.  The glove's strap should prevent your suit cuff from slipping off.  If your suit is not able to tighten sufficiently, you may need to add a strap or rubber band to help it stay connected to the glove.  Many beekeeping suits/jackets also have a thumb strap.  That strap goes over our gloves and should keep your suit/jacket cuff in place.

Our Apis Tactical Beekeeping gloves have a new type of mesh system that allows far more airflow to keep your hands cooler than any other glove.  More importantly, this mesh system maintains around 5mm of space between the bees and your skin.  Bees cannot sting farther than 3mm or so. Most other meshes are only 3 to 4mm and they compress easily to less than 2mm.  Remember that bees can still sting through the leather if it is tight against the skin and not moving... if you stay busy with your hands, bee stings should be rare with these gloves.

You will never risk anything ordering from Apis Tactical.  Our purpose is to bring more enjoyment to your beekeeping.  If you have any problem whatsoever with any of our products... you just let us know and we will surprise you with our urgency in making it right