BBKA Forum

I started with an all in one bee suit. Still got it, but don't wear it very often.

I mostly wear the thin tunics and have a selection of them so there's always at least one clean ready to go.

We put people in to all in one suits for our beginners sessions as people feel more protected and safe from bees finding ingress. We do a visual check that everyone is in their suits right before we get to the bees. We do have one tunic top - a zip up sherriff one we were given.

We have had sessions where people have tried on a variety of suits for style and sizing to help people decide which one they should get.

I'd highly recommend the Oz Armour suits. They are ventilated and guaranteed no stings through therm. I was beekeeping this hot summer in one with nothing but shorts on underneath.
Not cheap, but then quality rarely is.