According to Albert W Needham: > > On Tue, 22 Apr 1997 13:23:16 -0400 Ted Wout <[log in to unmask]> > writes: > >Marc Sevigny <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > >>Lastly, what type of veil is preferred? Is there such a thing as > >veils with plexiglass over the eyes to help the viewing? > > >I've never seen a veil with a window like you described. Maybe you've > >got a good idea. > > Ted, that is a >great idea for some entrepreneur on this list > to create !< I also find veils a pain. Sometimes I'll start without one > and then when I hear the warning buzzes around my head - I have > to leave quickly & go get it. Perhaps the thing to do is have one about > the size that you see on Motorcyclists. One could also have a ring of > small [smaller than a bee that is :-) ] holes maybe four or five deep > around the outer edge of the field of vision for ventilation. > > Al. > > Al Needham--Scituate,MA,[log in to unmask] > Author Of "The HoneyBee"--An Educational Program > Check Out " The Amazing BeeCam " At: > http://www.xensei.com/users/alwine/ > Hi I once saw such a veil at a beekeepers' meeting. I had an opening surrounded by Velcro in front of the eyes, and a rectangle of plexiglas with the matching part of the Velcro around the edges. It had been made in in Quebec, Canada, by a company called, as I recall, "Les Gestions Voilec". It also had a vertical zipper in the netting below the chin which could be opened to allow the wearer to take a drink from a bottle or a straw without removing the entire veil. I have no idea how old it was -- someone had it there as sort of a curiosity -- but I thought at the time it was a wonderful idea. Does anyone else know anything about it ??? Regards Fred Augusta County, Virginia USA