Hi friends.
Regarding getting stung while wearing a watch: I seldom wear veil or globes to
work my
bees. I wear a bee suite and veil when I work with unknown source bees until I
learn if
they are aggressive. I NEVER wear a watch when working bees,whether the watch
has a metalic or synthetic band. Sometimes I have forgotten and paid the
consequences: the bees strike my arm with the watch! As soon as I remove the
watch the bees stop stinging that arm. I think that the band is not the
culprit, its the vibrating mechanism of the watch that makes them irritable.
Might be worth testing it!
Best regards.
Dr. R.