Bees inside veil

Eric Bosworth · July 15, 2015, 06:51:56 PM

OK I have a ventilated jacket and zip on veil. All of the sudden I realized that I had 5 or 6 bees inside the veil. Any idea where I have a hole? It was zipped and I did not feel any inside the jacket. The fabric is not ripped.

amun-ra · July 15, 2015, 07:04:56 PM

Ninja Bees ????

flyboy · July 15, 2015, 07:42:43 PM

Maybee there's an inner space wormhole...

GSF · July 15, 2015, 07:44:15 PM

How close to the bees were you when you suited up? I've unzipped my veil before because of semi calm bees and heat. However when I flipped it back on I'd had company...

BeeMaster2 · July 15, 2015, 08:18:24 PM

Did you seal up the flap that covers up the point where the 3 zipper meats?
Jim

Eric Bosworth · July 15, 2015, 09:31:58 PM

I suited up in the house because when I first went to check on the hives I walked by them without opening them and got stung on the tip of my nose. I did the best I could with the Velcro over the zipper intersection.

splitrock · July 15, 2015, 11:13:57 PM

I had bees in my veil twice in five minutes. The first time I just thought I didn't have everything tight or completely closed. I took my hood off so quick when it was safe that I wasn't sure. Went back to work, and had bees in their again right away. It took me a bit to find it, but there was a slit where the mesh met the cloth fabric of the hood.

I was really amazed at how fast more bees could find it again though. I think I took about 7 stings to one locality.

Now I wonder if they don't have a special "here's the weak spot guys" pheromone.

Kathyp · July 16, 2015, 12:18:21 AM

I have had some go up under the jacket, but only when I have been doing something like a cut out and a lot of reaching.

tjc1 · July 16, 2015, 01:00:43 AM

I've had a problem at one time or another with:

- a tear in the screen of the veil - the screen just got weak and I could actually inadvertently put a finger through it.
- a seam at the base of the hood hood that lost its stitching. After this one, I carefully inspected all of the seams on the suit (and found another weak spot) and re-stitched them.
- forgetting to completely zip the hood all the way around.

Eric Bosworth · July 16, 2015, 06:08:38 AM

A month or so ago I forgot to zip one side that was pretty bad... But that was not the case here. I will have to do an inspection on all the seams.

Hops Brewster · July 16, 2015, 10:49:20 AM

If all the seams and the screen are intact, the next weak spot is under the velcro flap, where the zips meet. On mine, I have to zip the front first, then the left side veil zipper, then the right side. It is the only way that the zipper gaps all close without a gap. Only then will the velcro flap close properly. If I don't go through this same process every time, I get gaps, and company.

Candiebears · July 16, 2015, 11:26:21 AM

My girls climbed through a whole in the arm of my sweatshirt I didn't know i had and ended up stuck in my hair.. they're like miniature Houdinis..

mtnb · July 16, 2015, 12:02:00 PM

Quote from: kathyp on July 16, 2015, 12:18:21 AM
I have had some go up under the jacket, but only when I have been doing something like a cut out and a lot of reaching.

My jacket seems to ride up my back a lot and sometimes I feel whispery creeping on my back. Eeks lol I pull the back down quite a bit. I was thinking of sewing a strap between my legs from the back to the front to keep it down.

KeyLargoBees · July 16, 2015, 03:29:40 PM

If you do that MT Bee Girl....we want photos ;-)