Beekeeping Gloves - Goatskin Gloves

Well made and 100% protection. Good feel left in the fingertips for sensitive work. Love them.

I am very happy with these gloves. Have had a hard time finding gloves that fit well and don’t limit dexterity. They are well constructed and I think they will be very durable.Watch the video on how to wear them. I tucked my sleeves into the gloves the first time and it didn’t go well. After contacting Apis Tactical I watched the recommended video and wore me sleeves over the gloves with no issues since then.

I like this product and still consider it one of the best pair of gloves I have because it is hard to find gloves when you have small hands.There is one correction that needs to be made.(ALL FINGERS TIPS NEED TO BE COVERED!!!!!!)The thumb gets worn down and a bees sting you through the top corner of glove when holding frames.

These are lovely! I got a small, because it measured correctly around my hand, but when I put them on the fingers were a little short, but since they're leather, I need to wet them anyway and wear them while they're wet so they can stretch and accommodate my hands like they're supposed to do.I do that with all my leather work gloves anyway, so I'm not worried about the shortness of the fingers right now.The leather is very thin and fine-grain, as it's real goat skin. I prefer thinner leather gloves, like doe or goat, so this is exactly what I was looking for in my beekeeping gloves. Most of the beekeeping gloves I've found in the local feedstores are cowhide, which is why I jumped on these as soon as I saw them.The backs of the hands are covered in a rubber and nylon mesh, so protect the backs of my fingers and hands against beestings. I am glad that the added protection is there for the backs of my hands, but that my fingertips and palms are only covered in thin goat-hide, because I prefer to feel what I'm holding onto and grabbing, to avoid hurting any of my little ladies while I'm working in their home.Overall, these gloves are exactly what I was looking for in the ideal beekeeping gloves, as they're real leather, but a thin leather (in this case goat, but doe would've been fine too), and have added protection for the back of my hands in case my ladies throw a tantrum while I'm in their hive.Five enthusiastic stars, highly recommended.You might want to note that the fingers are a bit shorter than I expected, so either go up a size or expect to get the leather good and wet and stretch them out by wearing them a couple hours until they dry on your hands. It's not hard to break in leather, so if you're on the fence, get them, it's worth it!

The leather has some thickness and remains soft and pliable. The back rubber comb helps protect from crushing and the mesh keeps the bugs out while the breeze blows in. No break-in period is needed. They are comfortable to wear right out of the box. When sized correctly they are like a second skin. Just perfect for so many activities and chores. The wife and I like them a lot!

To be honest, I was looking for really nice work gloves for my farm and these are itI will say that I have a small hand and the size small just fits me - if they were any smaller, I couldn’t move my hand in them - they are made very well, as shown, with nice seams and design - the fingers are reinforced and I like the webbing for ventilation - all in all would recommend

I was only able to use these for a single hive inspection before we had to close our girls up for the winter. That being said, the experience was enough to draw a conclusion that these are very niceThey are tight. They're supposed to be to allow you better finger dexterity, and it works. We were using nitrile gloves previously, but because I have such small hands, the gloves would still get pinched between frames, or stuck to something. These don't have that problem. Handling frames was a breeze, with more sensation that kept me from accidentally squishing a wandering workerHappy to keep using!

These are nice gloves! The fingers are just slightly too wide for me which is my only critique; however I have small hands so it's not the glove's fault necessarily. They're a nice color; they aren't too stiff like a lot of gloves are. The material is pretty comfortable, the length was spot on. I'm happy with them! I hope they lasts a good while.