Apis Tactical Glove Review

[@kamonreynolds]

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[@bunhelsingslegacy3549]

So far I've had pretty good luck with my glove setup, I've got short fingers and long but narrow hands so it's hard to find gloves that don't leave me with an inch of gloves past my fingers, I've found a pair of thin ulstrasuede and mesh gardening gloves I got from Home Depot that fit my stupid hands with a pair of dollar store dish gloves over top for extra protection, I've had my dish gloves decorated with stingers a few times when the girls were cranky but so far they haven't gotten through. I keep a seprate colour dish glove in the bee kit for when I have to handle chemicals or for going into less sanitary areas like cutouts. It's thin enough that I can feel what I'm doing and with a little corn starch I can get the dish gloves pushed up my fingers so I've still got fingertips without getting them pinched in the frames etc. My mom's hands fit well into the soft leather beekeeping gloves with the vented wrists from our local supplier but they're too long for my stubby little fingies. Mom tends to wear (bigger) dish gloves over her bee gloves too just because it keeps the propolis to a minimum, it comes off the dish gloves with a little alcohol and by the time that stops working they've usually got a couple holes and need replacing anyways.

[@gigihenderson8567]

Fred Dun mentioned the Bee Expo in his weekly Q&A 2 weeks ago. I have my tix, hotel and flights all set. Not too bad, as I am flying from the West Coast. Will look for these when I come.

[@shannonlyons3495]

I bought the Apis Tactical in small as I have short fingers - the fit was perfect, and the dexterity is great. I had been working bare handed but with the dearth was not liking the finger/hand stings I was incurring. Very happy with these and would recommend to anyone. After working in them for about 10 min the first time I forgot I was in gloves. Getting my son, who's a new beekeeper, a pair!

[@MMORPGS4LIFE]

I bought these gloves and absolutely love them. I have more dexterity with these gloves than i have any others. Handled a very hot hive two weeks ago and they were stinging the gloves pretty hard. I never got stung once. Now i'm sure like Kamon said if they would have gotten just the right spot they could have but this really boosted my confidence with these gloves and I recommend them to any beekeeper i talk to.

[@rondanahy1380]

I absolutely love these gloves with one exception. i used them while doing oxalic acid vaporization on 12 hives after the 4th round, i noticed leather getting thin and small holes developed in the fingers. Probably just my use of them. Just wish someone could develop gloves that could take abuse on the fingers and still fit this good

[@BeeGearBuzz]

Just contact Apis Tactical directly and we will send you out a replacement pair.

[@BetterBuiltDogs]

I love mine. The padded back with the mesh really help keep your hands cool and the fit similar to "Mechanix" gloves. Being able to feel what you are doing is also helpful.

[@jaysnyder7940]

Have a pair of the apis tactical. They are great for dexterity. Very cool. Wish I had known about the discount before I ordered them;

[@danno1800]

Thanks, Kamon , and thanks for the 10% off of the bee gloves. Much appreciated! I’m very glad that I subscribed before - your stuff is terrific.

[@t5rider07]

Couldn’t agree more Kamon. Best gloves we’ve used thus far, and yes, we’ve been stung through them because, well, bees are gonna find a way. Only concern we’ve experienced is that the finger tips on ours have worn through quicker than other gloves on both my wife’s set, and mine. Maybe we’re just being extra rough w/ them in the apiaires, lol. But we love the feel and protection they provide, again, best gloves by a mile.

[@saintjohncoleman8602]

I’ve had the same issue with holes wearing through the fingers.. I’m trying to rely more on the hive tool and even a frame grabber. I like them though.

[@burleybeeyard]

I don’t always use gloves, but when I do, they’re Kamon approved.

[@kamonreynolds]

😆

[@dcsblessedbees]

I have thought about getting a set of the Tacticals, I had to wear gloves in much of my working career and proper fit and dexterity has been lacking in beekeeping gloves. Thanks for sharing your time you two.

[@horizontalbees]

I would like to try them once my awesome Guardians gloves ware out.

[@markbasinger6015]

Love the..."Oh they'll let you know "

[@JoneyJefe]

Kamon- “it negates probably 90 something percent of your stings….” Honeybee- “so you’re saying there’s STILL a chance?”

[@tarheelbeekeeper3971]

Getting stung is part of the business thanks for sharing

[@kamonreynolds]

No doubt!

[@caz4523]

The Apis Heavy Duty Tactile Gloves are my favorite by far...

[@BoroBeeHoneyCo]

I got my pair of these gloves last year. I tried to get Jeff (the head guy at Apis Tactical) to come to last year’s Expo. I’m glad that he is coming this year.

[@billchriswell2925]

Check out Foxhound's gloves...very usable with great dexterity and a long cuff to cover your wrists

[@twodawgs-c2u]

Awesome gloves

[@varkgirl]

I love those Apis Tactical gloves and choose to put up with an occasional sting so I can have that dexterity. And now that I know what parts of the gloves they tend to target, I am more on top of things when they get on my hands and shake them off before they sting me ;)

[@Rhams3y]

Love the hoodie, looks great. Would love the logo on a hat. I've seen some posts about the API tactical gloves not really holding up well. I have a pair of the foxhound gloves I got dirt cheap ($9 a pair) when they changed their logo/brand and they've been holding up so far but are thicker than I need for most of my uses.

[@BeeGearBuzz]

Apis Tactical will always replace or refund any product purchase if it doesn't live up to your expectations. Sometimes there can be a batch of leather that is a bit thinner than it should be, it happens with natural products. Just let Apis Tactical know and we will send out a replacement.

[@virgilcrites8906]

Good gloves only problem I have is the finger tips wear out before a season and they get stiff after drying out from sweat. I still wear them even with holes in the finger tips

[@drjeffheyd]

If the gloves wear out or fail to perform for less than a full season, just let Apis Tactical know and they will send a free replacement.

[@theunlikelybeek]

I've been watching & following Kamon from his 1st video and he's an amazing person with an incredible amount of knowledge that he freely shares, I've learned a lot from his videos and I'm extremely grateful for his efforts sharing his experience. I live in Pennsylvania and although we have beekeeping organizations/clubs for resources, some areas of the country seem to have more, we are always lacking and behind in things here. I wish I could attend the bee expo, but the cost of expo alone is just too high, let alone the expense of traveling to KY and staying. I understand that everyone needs to make money, and with beekeeping is already on the expensive side, it's disappointing to see yet another aspect of the endeavor be so highly priced. Maybe I'll win the lottery someday and then I can afford to attend and save 10% on gear.

[@kamonreynolds]

Thanks for watching and following for so long. To give you an idea of what we deal with it, it takes 100k dollars just to have speakers, their hotels, audio visual for the sound, and to have a recording and editing team for the conference videos for everyone. That is the tip of the iceberg on our expenses. There is no way you can have a 3000 person conference like this for anywhere close to 100 bucks a ticket unless we could get some major sponsors outside of the bee industry. We would love to have tickets dirt cheap but for a conference experience like we offer the price is cheaper than what you will find in a comparable conference in another industry. Laurel and I do understand though that it is an expense and an investment in time so we do everything we can to have the best pricing on products, the best education, and the best bee expo experience in the world.

[@kathyhathaway8823]

I have started using the rubber gloves a few Months back an I Love them an yes water pours out when you reach up but they work best for me . I think the ones I Use are ten ml. What is the ml of those there ??. Thanks

[@kamonreynolds]

Hi Kathy these gloves are 8 ml with some textured grippers

[@kathyhathaway8823]

@@kamonreynolds thank you I will probably give them a try when I use up what I have on hand ( on hand ) LOL . Thanks

[@kamonreynolds]

@@kathyhathaway8823 😂

[@MinnesotaBeekeeper]

Tactical? Are we shooting mites now?

[@kamonreynolds]

That would be amazing

[@charlespoloka2803]

I bought two pairs they are great. I wish I had bought the longer sleeve though, my hands are big so when I turn my wrist during inspections, my skin shows and isn't covered

[@blacksheen1]

Can we gather these in the uk?

[@kamonreynolds]

They are just now getting over in your region. I talked to the owner and he said if you wanted to email him that would be best until they set up distribution [e-mail]

[@rickbegeman4371]

Bob Binnie does not allow his bee keepers to wear gloves when working bees. The logic behind it is, you will be less likely to upset the bees if you are unprotected.

[@kamonreynolds]

Must be nice to have employees.

[@PaulParker-w4v]

Where can I find that giggle app you use after all your "dad jokes"