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Beekeeping Suit — 3-Layer Ventilated
Full-length one-piece suit in three-layer ventilated fabric — mesh inside and out with a spacer between, so air moves through instead of sitting against you. Khaki, with an attached 380 mm round hat veil and our bee embroidered on the chest. Sizes S–3XL.⚠️ Running low in every size — limited stock until our next resupply.
About this product
The suit for the back half of a Tasmanian summer. Three layers — mesh outside, mesh
inside, and a spacer between them — so air moves through the suit instead of sitting
against you, and the fabric is held off your skin rather than lying flat on it.
If you have ever finished a January inspection wringing wet and short of patience, this is
what fixes it. You work longer, you rush less, and the bees get a calmer beekeeper.
Khaki, with the same round hat veil as our cotton suit — it holds its shape away from
your face so the mesh stays off your nose and your view of the frame stays clear. Made to our
specification and finished with the Frogmouth Ponds bee embroidered on the chest.
What you get
- Full-length one-piece suit in three-layer ventilated fabric.
- Attached round hat veil, 380 mm, with a two-way zip to the collar.
- Elasticated wrists and ankles.
- Chest and hip pockets.
- Thumb loops to hold the sleeves down as you reach into a box.
- Frogmouth Ponds logo embroidered on the chest.
- Supplied in a reusable Frogmouth Ponds zip storage bag.
Ventilated or cotton?
Take the ventilated suit if you are working through the heat of the season, running more
than a couple of hives, or you simply feel the heat. Take the
cotton suit if you are starting out, working mostly in
spring and autumn, or you would rather put the difference toward another box. Both use the same
veil and the same sizing.
Choosing a size
Measure your chest at its fullest point just under the arms, and from the bone at the back of
your neck down the spine to your ankle. Between two sizes, take the larger.
The air gap is the point of this suit — do not size it snug.
| Size | Chest | Back neck to ankle hem | Suits a height of about |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small | 118 cm / 46.4″ | 166 cm / 65.3″ | 5′3″ |
| Medium | 121 cm / 47.6″ | 169 cm / 66.5″ | 5′5″ |
| Large | 126 cm / 49.6″ | 172 cm / 67.7″ | 5′7″ |
| XL | 128 cm / 50.3″ | 176 cm / 69.2″ | 5′10″ |
| XXL | 132 cm / 51.9″ | 179 cm / 70.4″ | 6′ |
| 3XL | 136 cm / 53.5″ | 182 cm / 71.6″ | 6′3″ |
Allow ±2 cm on all measurements.
Kids’ sizing
Suiting up a young beekeeper? Kids’ suits run 3XS–L and are measured the same two
ways — chest at the fullest point, and from the bone at the back of the neck down to the
ankle. Between two sizes, take the larger.
| Size | Chest | Back neck to ankle hem |
|---|---|---|
| 3XS | 76 cm / 30″ | 114 cm / 45″ |
| 2XS | 81 cm / 32″ | 119 cm / 47″ |
| XS | 86 cm / 34″ | 124 cm / 49″ |
| S | 97 cm / 38″ | 124 cm / 49″ |
| M | 102 cm / 40″ | 134 cm / 53″ |
| L | 102 cm / 40″ | 140 cm / 55″ |
Kids’ suits are made to order — sizes and ordering are on the kids’ suit page.
Looking after it
Unzip and remove the veil before washing. Cold machine wash on a gentle cycle, line dry in
the shade. Do not tumble dry, bleach or iron the mesh. Wash it more often than you think —
alarm pheromone lingers in the fabric, and a clean suit gets a calmer reception.
Not sure of your size? Send us your two measurements and we will pick the size for you.
