The Ultra Breeze Beekeeping Jacket with Veil, 1-Unit, White, X-Large

Disclaimer: I have not worn this with my bees yet. My girls arrive at the end of April and I will update this review then.However, for anyone looking to get a first/new suit and is curious about the suit and quality, I thought I would provide some initial feedback. I order from Amazon constantly for my small, 3 acre homestead and literally experience hundreds of products each year. If there is one thing that disappoints me more than anything else, it is poorly made products.As soon as I opened this package I could tell this is VERY well made. The materials, zippers, and mesh used are of good quality. The stitching and attention to detail is just great. The placement of the velcro, to ensure you get a nice, tight, bee-free fit is very well done. Obviously a real beekeeper designed this suit and paid attention to the little things. Taken care of, the suit should last a very long time. The manufacturer notes that the veil material will not last as long as the jacket itself (as they balanced visibility with protection), therefore, replacement hoods can be purchased if and when the time comes. Why can't more companies think ahead like this?The fit is spot on for me. I got the medium, which is what I always get in my shirts and jackets. The suit is spacious enough not to hinder movement, while not so big as to be cumbersome. The jacket length is great, so as to not easily "ride-up" and expose the waist area. The elastic in the waist of the jacket is nice and strong and should do an excellent job. The hood is nice and open, with plenty of room, so you don't feel claustrophobic, and you can easily where a ball cap underneath should you so desire. Visibility is great as well.So far, I am a really big fan. I have a reminder set to come back and update this review after hiving my two sets of bees next month. More to come.UPDATE: After wearing my suit to install bees into two separate hives and visit them a few times I can say I am VERY happy with this purchase. With 85 degree temps, I stay nice and cool. As I mentioned above, the fit is excellent, the zippers and velcro working very well. I am more convinced now than ever, that this is a high quality product. Highly recommended.

I bought an Ultra Breeze full suit when I first started beekeeping as I was somewhat nervous and it worked great. Last summer I purchased this jacket as getting in and out of the full suit became a bit of an ordeal...and somewhat overkill IMO. This jacket is nearly perfect. Easy on easy off, well ventilated, and best of all I have yet to be stung in three years of using the Ultra Breeze products despite having one hive that is particularly ornery and likes to attack my face the second I open it up, even after smoking. This product is well made and certainly worth the higher price in my experience. My only complaint is that I'd like it if they used more mesh on the head section as peripheral vision is not all that great. You've got only about 100 degrees of vision out the front. It's still OK as I'm mostly looking forward, but it's kind of a pain to have to turn your whole body to look elsewhere. I do wear a baseball cap backwards and underneath to keep it pulled back towards my face which seems to help in this regard. Small price to pay for this otherwise excellent suit. I highly recommend it.

Been using this for my first year of beekeeping in a really hot part of Southern California. I won't say it really keeps you that cool, but it's obviously infinitely better than a suit with no ventilation. It has great quality zippers, pockets, and build. Had one bee get inside my veil and backed up, unzipped the veil, shook it out, and zipped back up again. I am 6'2, 200lb, pretty lean, and got the L/XL. It is baggy on me but I wouldn't want it any smaller.

Just arrived, and I opened it to try it on. This is my first and only bee suit/jacket. I ordered the XL size. It was a little tight at the bottom, and I was not quite sure it would fit (Honestly theese kinds of things need a short and wide option, lol). I probably needed a 2XL, but this one does fit and zip. It has a bit of a strong smell, so probably want to open it and let it air a while before tending to the bees. I find that it is quite itchy around the neck, and also a little stuffy, but that may just be because I was wearing it inside with no air movement. That said, I expect having something on that helps to reduce the number of stings I get is going to be hot regardless, and I have nothing to compare it to. I would rather have had the hat style veil, like what my beehive came with, but now I have both to try and see which I like better, and if my other veil works with this vest. The zipper is kind of chunky, and doesn't want to move sometimes, this with the velcro on the veil sticking in my hair is a little annoying. Most of these things are minor annoyances, in my opinion. On a positive note, this jacket has plenty of pockets for carrying stuff, and adjustable wrist straps. Seems well made so far.I will update my review if needed after I wear it around my bees, and try it out in the summer heat.

I LOVE this jacket. If you keep bees and plan on sticking with it, do yourself a favor and spend the money on one of these. Living in Florida I nearly had a heatstroke several times my first year of beekeeping, so I asked my wife for one of these for christmas. I now just wear this with no shirt underneath and I stay much cooler. Obviously working in the sun in FL is still brutal but this makes it infinitely more tolerable.This jacket is well constructed, and when you see the depth created by the mesh construction its obvious that it would be virtually impossible to be stung through it. The hood zips on nicely and any gaps are closed securely with velcro. My only complaint is I had gotten used to the circular style veil on my last jacket which allows you to look to your sides without turning; whereas the way this sits on your head blocks much of your periphery and you will find that you need to turn your body somewhat to look to your side. I understand some have replaced the hood, but its only annoying enough to me to mention, not actually do anything about it.I highly recommend and would not hesitate to buy again!