The best beekeeper jackets, compared.
Top pick: Bee and wasp jacket, XXL, with veil and gloves Best value: ACLUYSKA bee and wasp jacket, L, with gloves – Value points tie the XXL at about £25.99, and this size L file prints the brand. Thin cloth and a hat under the veil stay in the shared texts. Updated October 2026.
A beekeeper jacket covers your upper body with a veil, worn over your own clothes so bees do not reach your face, neck or arms. A full suit covers the legs and is a different product. See whether the mesh stays off your skin, whether the cuffs close, and whether you will cover your legs with thick trousers and boots. “ proof” on a listing is a sales line. No score here is a laboratory sting test. It ties the XXL on value at the same price, and this file prints the brand. The [beekeeper jacket buying guide](/hub/protective-clothing/beekeeper-jacket/sub/beekeeper-jacket-buying-guide) covers veil clearance, closures, cloth and gloves. UK shoppers often type “bee suit” for the jacket. If the mesh sits on your nose, ears or beard, the jacket has failed for that wearer. One reviewer returned the white 3XL because their face touched the mesh. A shared review describes a sting on the ear and nose through the veil. That text is not pinned to one colour. Elastic cuffs, a waist, thumb loops and zips are there to stop bees walking in. Slack cuffs are a repeated complaint on the green mesh, including one report of eight stings in a day.
A beekeeper jacket covers your upper body with a veil, worn over your own clothes so bees do not reach your face, neck or arms. A full suit covers the legs and is a different product.
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What do you need in the parcel?
The size XXL file is the same £25.99 polycotton jacket at 650 g, with the same detachable fencing veil and goatskin gloves, and this listing does not print a brand name. Amazon.co.uk shows 4.5 from 17, which is the shared pool with size L, not a new set of reviewers. In those texts a 6 ft 2 in wearer found the XXL sleeves long and the hem below the thighs. The thin-cloth worry, the hat under the veil, the heat and the stiff zips are the same comments. The bullets say machine-wash the body and hand-wash the veil, and this file does not add the conflicting all-over hand-wash line that sits on the size L page. One reviewer used a jacket from this pool on a wasps’ nest, which does not make it pest-control kit. Elastic at the wrists and waist is printed, and thumb loops are not stated.
Pros
Cons
Best for: You are around 6 ft 2 in and you want the longer hem in this shared review, with gloves already in the box.
Less suitable: You need the brand printed on the page you are paying for, or a cloth reviewers have not called thin.
Specifications
Common questions
Does the XXL include gloves?
Yes. The bullets include one jacket and one pair of goatskin gloves.
Is a brand name printed?
Not on this listing file. The manufacturer line says bee suit. The size L file of the same image prints ACLUYSKA.
How do you wash it?
The bullets say to machine-wash the jacket body and hand-wash the veil.
The ACLUYSKA size L is a 570 g white polycotton jacket at £25.99 on amazon.co.uk, sold with a detachable fencing veil and a pair of goatskin gloves. The star line is 4.5 from 17 reviews, and the five UK texts in the file are the same texts as on the XXL listing, so this is not a second group of 17 keepers. One reviewer calls the gloves a bonus, and another used the jacket while disposing of a wasps’ nest. The same pool calls the cloth very thin and worries that bees could sting through it, and it says you need a hat under the veil or bees can reach the head or neck. A further review found the cloth polyester-like and hot, with zips a little stiff. The bullets tell you to machine-wash the body and hand-wash the veil, while a separate care line on this file says hand wash, line dry and a low-heat iron. Goatskin in the box does not follow the National Bee Unit’s preference for rubber or nitrile that covers the wrist.
Pros
Cons
Best for: You want gloves in the box at £25.99 and you will wear a hat under the veil and thick trousers.
Less suitable: You want a stated cloth weight, or a wash instruction that does not contradict itself.
Specifications
Common questions
Does this jacket include gloves?
Yes. The listing includes one jacket and one pair of goatskin gloves.
Can you machine-wash it?
The bullets say to machine-wash the body and hand-wash the veil. A separate care line says hand wash, line dry and low-heat iron.
Is the veil detachable?
Yes. The listing describes a detachable fencing veil.
The green AGS medium is a 1.24 kg three-layer ventilated jacket at £48.99, with elastic cuffs and waist, thumb holds, YKK zips and large pockets, including a zipped chest pocket noted in a review. It is 4.4 from 55 reviews, the largest count attached to a single ASIN in this set. UK reviewers describe cooler wear than a full suit, pockets for hive tools, and a veil clear enough to see eggs. The same file says the elastic was too loose: one keeper took eight stings in a day, and another says slack cuffs let bees in unless you wear gauntlets. The veil is called floppy, the outer net can catch in the zip, and a medium felt very big. Veil style, fibre and wash method are not stated, and the technical line that prints Brass is not the cloth.
Pros
Cons
Best for: You want the mesh jacket with the most reviews here and you will add gauntlets if the elastic is slack.
Less suitable: You need a tight cuff without extra gauntlets, or a veil style the bullets actually name.
Specifications
Common questions
Are the cuffs adjustable?
The listing says elastic cuffs and thumb holds. Reviews say the elastic can be too loose, and one buyer wanted a Velcro cuff.
What is the veil style?
The bullets do not say fencing or round. Reviews describe a hood or veil, and one calls it floppy.
Is it machine washable?
The page asks and does not answer. A wash method is not stated.
The AGS cotton jacket, olive in the title and size XL on this listing, is £34.99, with 280 GSM cotton, a fencing veil, elastic cuffs and waist, thumb holds, a zipped chest pocket and YKK zips. Across 20 amazon.co.uk reviews it sits at 4.3, and that pool belongs to this ASIN rather than a sister colour. Reviewers call the cut generous enough to wear a layer underneath, which is the fit cotton needs, and one buyer moved bees from a nuc and reported no stings. A fencing veil later developed a finger-sized hole, and one order described as large and olive arrived as XXL and orange and was returned. Gloves are not stated, and the page asks whether the veil comes off and whether you can machine-wash it without answering either question. The BBC notes that cotton bee clothing does not by itself stop a sting, so the 280 GSM figure is a cloth weight, not a test result. At 1 kg it is heavier than the £25.99 polycotton jackets and lighter than the SAFTA mesh rows.
Pros
Cons
Best for: You want one cotton cloth at a stated 280 GSM and you will wear a layer under a generous XL.
Less suitable: You need gloves in the box, a printed wash method, or a jacket reviewers have not found large.
Specifications
Common questions
What cloth weight is printed?
The bullets state 280 GSM cotton.
Are gloves included?
The listing does not say whether gloves are included.
Can you remove the veil to wash it?
The page asks if the veil is removable and does not answer. A wash method is not stated.
The SAFTA Bee Pro brown 3XL is £49.99 for part SB-P3LJ, a 1.5 kg polycotton three-layer mesh jacket with a detachable fencing veil, gun-metal YKK zips, two Velcro chest pockets, two waist pockets and gloves in the box. The listing says machine-wash the jacket and hand-wash the veil, and the country of origin is the United Kingdom. Amazon.co.uk shows 4.3 from 19 reviews, and those same texts are printed on the white 4XL, so the count is one pool. Reviewers praise a hood wire that holds the veil off the face, and one keeper of 20 years called it the best suit they had bought. The same texts describe loose threads, thin cloth, and a sting on the ear and nose through the face protection. That sting is not pinned to this brown 3XL alone, and a size complaint in the pool is about a garment sold as 4XL. “Non-flammable mesh” and “for professional beekeepers” are listing lines, not certificates in this file.
Pros
Cons
Best for: You want a brown 3XL mesh jacket with a detachable veil, stated wash lines and gloves already packed.
Less suitable: You are buying mainly because a 20-year keeper liked one jacket in a pool that also records a facial sting.
Specifications
Common questions
Can you take the veil off to wash it?
Yes. The listing says the veil is detachable, the jacket is machine washable, and the veil should be hand washed.
Are gloves in the box?
Yes. Included components are the jacket, the veil and a pair of gloves.
Are these reviews only for the brown 3XL?
No. The same 4.3 from 19 reviews and the same texts are printed on the white 4XL, ASIN B09B3ZQQM8.
The white SAFTA Bee Pro 4XL is the same part SB-P3LJ at the same £49.99, with the same detachable fencing veil, gloves, YKK zips, four pockets and the same wash split between machine and hand. The 4.3 from 19 is the shared pool with the brown 3XL, not a second sample of 19 people. One text says a 4XL felt closer to a 2XL, which lines up with this size label more than with the brown 3XL title. The facial sting through the veil sits in those same texts, so this colour is not proven as the one that failed or the one that held. A hood wire is praised for keeping mesh off the face, and loose threads are the finish complaint. Country of origin is the United Kingdom. The gloves in the box are still not the rubber or nitrile the National Bee Unit points to.
Pros
Cons
Best for: You need a white 4XL and you will try the labelled size on, because one shared review found a 4XL small.
Less suitable: You want a review count that belongs only to this colour, or a size label the shared texts have not disputed.
Specifications
Common questions
How do you wash the white 4XL?
Machine-wash the jacket. Hand-wash the veil. The veil is detachable.
Does it include gloves?
Yes. Included components list the jacket, the veil and a pair of gloves.
Is the 4.3 score only for this 4XL?
The same 19 reviews are printed on the brown 3XL, ASIN B0FFX9LTZ9. One text in that pool says a 4XL felt closer to a 2XL.
The VIBEOUT white 3XL is a 1 kg three-layer mesh jacket at £46.85, and the included-components line is the jacket only. The star line is 4.3 from 12 reviews, with two UK texts in the file. One of those calls the fit light and the price fair. The other returned it after a two-minute try-on because their face touched the mesh, the nose rubbed, and whiskers showed through. Mesh on the skin is the failure this comparison treats first, and “sting-proof” on the listing is a sales line. Fibre, thumb loops and a wash method are not stated. A fencing-style veil and adjustable cuffs and waist are named, and pockets are mentioned without a count.
Pros
Cons
Best for: You already know a 3XL fencing veil sits off your face, and you are buying mesh only after checking that gap.
Less suitable: You need the mesh held off a beard or nose, or gloves in the same parcel.
Specifications
Common questions
Does it come with gloves?
No. Included components are one beekeeping jacket.
Is it machine washable?
The page asks, and the bullets do not answer. A wash method is not stated.
Did reviewers get the veil off the face?
One UK reviewer returned it because their face touched the mesh and whiskers showed through.
Seven amazon.co.uk beekeeper-jacket listings were scored from the UK star line, the review count, the veil, closures, gloves, care and pockets the listing states, the shelf price, and the UK review notes. This is not a laboratory sting test and not a sting-proof mark. Shared review text between the two £25.99 listings, and between the two SAFTA colours, is not added together. A missing wash line is not treated as a machine-wash instruction. The four weights below sum to 100.
Amazon evidence
20%Maximum 20. Star points are round(stars / 5 × 10). No star line scores 0. Then a volume band: 1–19 ratings add 4, 20–49 add 6, 50 or more add 9. Subtract 2 when the same texts are shared with another ASIN in this table. Subtract 3 when the file holds fewer than five written UK texts.
Listing fit
35%Maximum 35. A detachable fencing veil scores 10, fencing named without detachable scores 7, and a veil with no style scores 4. Elastic or adjustable cuffs and a waist score 6, plus 3 for thumb loops. Gloves in the box score 5, unstated gloves score 1, and a jacket-only box scores 0. Care scores 6 when body and veil agree, 3 when both are stated and they conflict, and 0 when wash is not stated. Named pockets score 4. A brand printed on the file scores 2.
Review outcome
30%Maximum 30, from the UK review notes. A described job with no sting through the veil, then a later hole or a generous cut, scores 18. Thin cloth and a hat-under-veil warning, with no sting reported, scores 12. Breathable in use, with slack cuffs and a counted sting day, scores 14. A sting through the veil in a shared pool that is not pinned to this colour scores 10, or 8 if a size complaint also matches this size label. Returned because the face met the mesh, on two UK texts, scores 6.
Value
15%Maximum 15, floored at 0. At or under £30 scores 14, at or under £40 scores 11, at or under £47 scores 8, and at or under £50 scores 6. Subtract 2 when UK reviews worry the cloth is thin and do not report a sting. Subtract 4 when a UK review describes a sting through the veil or the face meeting the mesh. The highest value score is best value. A tie goes to the lower shelf price, then to the file that prints a brand. That row is not the top pick.
Choose on veil clearance, whether the cuffs close, and the cloth the listing actually states. The star line comes after those three. Prices below are the shelf figures in this batch.
A beekeeper jacket is an upper-body garment with a veil. You wear it over your own clothes so bees do not reach your face, neck or arms while you open a hive. A full suit covers the legs and is a different product. UK shoppers often type “bee suit” for the jacket. The [how to wear a beekeeper jacket](/hub/protective-clothing/beekeeper-jacket/sub/beekeeper-jacket-how-to-wear) covers putting it on, keeping the mesh off your skin, and washing only what the listing allows.
No British sting-proof standard was identified for these listings. A star rating is not a measurement of how far a sting travels. The 4.5 pool on the £25.99 jackets includes thin-cloth and veil-gap comments, so the highest stars are not the top pick.
The BBC notes that cotton bee clothing does not by itself stop a sting. Wear a layer under the AGS cotton, which reviewers call generous. Slack cuffs on the green AGS mesh are blamed for bees getting in, including one report of eight stings in a day.
The two £25.99 listings share 4.5 from 17. The two SAFTA colours share 4.3 from 19. Do not add those counts. A jacket does not cover your legs. Cheltenham and Gloucester Beekeepers say you still need thick trousers and boots, because bees climb.
Mesh on the nose, ears or beard means the jacket has failed. One VIBEOUT reviewer returned the white 3XL because the face touched the mesh. A shared SAFTA text describes a sting on the ear and nose through the veil, and that text is not pinned to one colour. The £25.99 pool says you need a hat under the veil. Elastic or adjustable cuffs, a waist, thumb loops and zips are what stop bees walking in.
Cotton needs a loose fit and a layer underneath. 280 GSM on the AGS cotton jacket is a cloth weight. The BBC notes that cotton does not by itself stop a sting. Three-layer mesh is the cooler build National Bee Supplies describes, foam between two fine knits, and it snags. Thin cloth is the complaint on the £25.99 jackets and in the SAFTA pool. A jacket does not cover the legs. Use thick trousers and boots.
Three typical situations, each with a recommendation from this comparison.
You already tuck thick trousers into boots and you want a jacket for a warmer, shorter look in the hive. The AGS cotton XL at about £34.99 states 280 GSM and a cut reviewers call roomy enough for a layer underneath. It does not cover your legs, and gloves are not stated.
You want a detachable fencing veil and gloves in the same parcel, at about £25.99. The size L file prints the brand ACLUYSKA. The shared texts call the cloth thin and say you need a hat under the veil. Goatskin is not the rubber or nitrile the National Bee Unit points to.
You want three-layer mesh and the largest review count attached to one ASIN here, 4.4 from 55. Reviewers call the green AGS medium cooler than a full suit. Slack cuffs are the complaint, including one day with eight stings, so plan gauntlets if the elastic is loose. Veil style is not stated.
The top pick is the AGS cotton jacket, size XL, at about £34.99. It has the highest score in this set, 67: 280 GSM cotton, thumb holds, YKK zips, a zipped pocket, and 4.3 from 20 reviews on this ASIN. A fencing veil later had a finger-sized hole, one parcel arrived orange XXL rather than olive large, and gloves and a wash method are not stated. The best value is the ACLUYSKA size L at about £25.99. Its value points tie the XXL at the same price, and this file prints the brand, so it takes best value. It is not the top pick. The shared texts call the cloth thin and say you need a hat under the veil. None of these scores is a laboratory sting test.
ACLUYSKA bee and wasp jacket, L, with gloves
Value points tie the XXL at about £25.99, and this size L file prints the brand. Thin cloth and a hat under the veil stay in the shared texts.
Editorial
Peter F. is the editor for DIY & tools at productscompared.co.uk. Comparisons in this category are checked against amazon.co.uk listings, review evidence and public UK sources.
Guides on what to look for, how to use a product, and common mistakes.
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