The Apiarist™ beekeeping suit in mocha

The best-selling all-in-one Apiarist™ beekeeping suit with detachable integral hood and ClearView™ veil

Get outstanding protection in our Apiarist™ – the original long-life beekeeping suit. It’s been a best-seller for more than 50 years.

Loved worldwide for its quality and design, the Apiarist™ is built to last, with an average life span of 15 years (although it’s quite common to find people still wearing Sherriff suits from the 1980s!)

With BJ Sherriff’s unique ClearView™ veil for perfectly clear vision. It’s light, airy and extremely comfortable to wear over long periods of time.

Features our unique twin-zip, throw-back hood, which is fully detachable for easy laundering.

Thoughtful design features to ensure a perfect, secure fit. Expertly made in Cornwall, England by our skilled machinists to bring you a suit with unrivaled quality and durability.

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Price range: £299.00 through £473.00

Description

Key features

Fabric:

  • High quality, hard-wearing polyester twill won’t shrink or fade
  • Smooth finish so bees can rest on fabric and fly away again without getting their feet caught in fabric fibers

Design features:

  • Roomy boiler suit/coverall with drop sleeves, elasticated waist, and robust central vertical zip
  • Cut to fit comfortably over your normal clothes
  • Reverse spiral zips that won’t pop when lifting heavy hives
  • New-design cuffs with secure hook and loop fasteners that tighten for a perfect fit
  • Thumb loops to go over gloved thumb and secure cuff in position
  • Roomy hip pockets
  • Flapped breast pockets with strong hook and loop fasteners
  • Double-lined hive tool / allergy injection pocket on both outer thighs
  • Key ring clip in the lower pocket to keep keys safe
  • Useful hanging loops at the back of the hood and back collar of coverall

Unique ClearView™ veil and throw-back hood:

Our unique ClearView black nylon mesh, with hundreds of tiny holes woven in – allows excellent ventilation to keep you cool and offers the best in all-around vision, even for spectacle wearers.

Can be unzipped and thrown back to rest on your shoulders – ideal when driving from apiary to apiary

Hood comes off completely for easy laundering (hood is hand-wash and line-dry only)

Long-lasting:

  • Average life span of a Sherriff Apiarist™ in excess of 15 years
  • 5-year warranty on all zips
  • Extra strength stitching
  • We offer a complete repair and re-veil service to keep your suit going even longer

Please keep your swing ticket with a unique garment number and size for future use.

Conforms to: CE BS EN ISO 13688:2015

Additional information

Weight 2.5 kg
Dimensions 50 × 42 × 10 cm
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