> > Is it really so
> > impossible for professional beekeepers to avoid stings - or is it
> > that u are working so fast that protective clothes are an
impediment?

> It is very hard for most hobby beekeepers to understand the world of
the
> commercial beekeeper.

Bob wrote about the best answer one can imagine, but for a picture,
visit http://www.honeybeeworld.com/diary/2002/diary082002.htm for an
idea , or read my diary at http://www.honeybeeworld.com/diary/ for a
hint of daily life for one commercial beekeeper.

FWIW, the guys beside me in that picture are hired help and had worked
with bees for two years at the time the picture was taken.  Some people
never get to understand bees or lose their fear.

Commercial beekeepers -- much like hobbyists -- are very much
individuals.  Althought here are some commonalities, commercial
beekeepers vary from one another very drastically in their philosophy,
approach, choices in equipment, and procedures.  Never  imagine for a
moment that any one is typical.

Commercial beekeeping is a last refuge for the non-conformist.
independent individualist in today's regulated, PC world.

allen

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