Being a new beekeeper I have gone from being fully suited, (long pants, rubber boots, gloves, jacket & of course veil) in April when I got my first hive to short pants and just a veil now with 9 hives, if the bees aren't to nasty. I hardly swell up now and when I get stung it does not hurt as much as before. By the way, I used to have left handed days or right handed days when my left or right hand would keep getting stung. I was working with a beekeeper last week & he puts wintergreen alcohol where he got stung to dissolve the pheromones that entice other bees to sting. It seems to work... God Bless, Kelley Rosenlund ([log in to unmask]) Gainesville, Florida, U.S.A.