Beekeeping is the maintenance of honey bee colonies, commonly in man-made hives mainly for their honey. Among all the equipment that the beekeeper or the apiarist uses, the most important one is the stingproof suit (Bee suit) as it prevents the beekeeper from getting stung. Unfortunately, little has been changed in the design of the bee suit since the 1800s, especially in the Indian scenario.

In developed countries, beekeeperʼs clothing and accessories are available in variety of fabrics and garment styles to meet the diverse requirements and circumstances related to handling bees. In India however, due to lack of availability of protective clothing beekeepers are suffering from beeʼs sting physically as well as psychologically. A survey conducted by IIT Delhi shows that presently beekeepers in India are using mainly their personal conventional clothes like the conventional pant shirt and kurta pajama, simple shoes and socks and a bee veil in their profession. They have no/insufficient special dress to fulfil their professional needs.

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