I wonder after reading new comments if the bees are going for sweat because it is salty? The resultant stings we get are because we trap them on various parts of ourselves and all these parts would have surface salt due to being sweaty - sorry but I assume we all sweat! Having said that I do have a friend who keeps a large number of hives and he used to have one of those bee hats with a veil that just sat on your hair. Unfortunately he was very thin on top and they always stung his forehead through the hat when he got sweaty. He cured this by getting a Sherrif hat. Any more comments.. >>> Keith JM Hooker <<< >>> Technology Management Ltd <<< >>> WHITSTABLE Kent CT5 4ED UK <<<