Beekeeper Plastic Helmet

Name: Beekeeper Plastic Helmet
SKU: BH04-2
Price: 22 EUR
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This helmet is adjustable, lightweight, and waterproof, offering you a more comfortable experience. Rigid plastic helmet will not lose its shape.

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Details of Beekeeper Plastic Helmet

Rigid plastic pith helmet, light and waterproof, with a chin strap and ventilation holes. One size, adjustable.

The helmet does not protect you: what protects you is the veil not touching you. That is its whole job, and it is why a good hood still wants a rigid brim over it.

01 · WHAT A HELMET IS FOR

Keeping the fabric off the skin

A bee stings through the veil when the fabric is pressed against your face or neck. The helmet holds the cloth away all round the head, and that is why the rigid brim matters more than the material: it keeps the veil off your nose when you look down.

02 · THE STRAP AND THE VENTS

Two details you notice in July

The chin strap is what stops the helmet shifting as you bend over a hive — precisely when the veil ends up on your face. The ventilation holes handle the other half: in a suit, the head is where heat builds up first.

03 · THE COLOUR MATTERS TOO

Light, and for a reason

It is rigid plastic, light and waterproof, and it washes with water. What is worth keeping is the light shade: bees respond worse to dark, furry silhouettes — that is how they recognise a predator — and that is why beekeeping kit is pale.

04 · BEFORE YOU BUY

It is the helmet only: the veil or the hood is bought separately and fitted over it.

✓ FITS	Giving structure to a loose veil, or improving the standoff of a hood.
✕ DOESN'T FIT	As protection on its own: without a veil it protects from nothing.
⚠ NOT INCLUDED	The veil, the hood or the suit.

TECHNICAL DATA

Type	Pith helmet for beekeeping
Material	Rigid plastic, light and waterproof
Fastening	Chin strap
Ventilation	Holes in the crown
Size	One size, adjustable
Purpose	Keeping the veil off face, neck and shoulders
Not included	The veil or the hood
Weight	200 g