# Could Hemp Leather Bee Gloves be on the Horizon?

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**Category:** Equipment\
**Created:** [November 26, 2022, 9:06am UTC](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/could-hemp-leather-bee-gloves-be-on-the-horizon/34013 "2022-11-26T09:06:14Z")\
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**Author:** ![JeffH](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.honeyflow.com/jeffh/32/7192_2.png) [@JeffH](https://forum.honeyflow.com/u/JeffH)\
**Post date:** [November 26, 2022, 9:06am UTC](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/could-hemp-leather-bee-gloves-be-on-the-horizon/34013/1 "2022-11-26T09:06:14Z")

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I saw this while watching DW News. The first thing I wondered was if we’ll start using bee gloves made with hemp leather.

> **[Hemp Bio Leather](https://www.hempbioleather.com/)**
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> We want to be the most sustainable alternative to the animal and synthetic leather industry. Succeeding this, is to work towards a restorative and regnerative future, where every step of the material genesis and creation is taken into a holistic...

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**Author:** ![Smoke](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.honeyflow.com/smoke/32/28294_2.png) [@Smoke](https://forum.honeyflow.com/u/Smoke)\
**Post date:** [November 26, 2022, 11:07pm UTC](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/could-hemp-leather-bee-gloves-be-on-the-horizon/34013/2 "2022-11-26T23:07:19Z")

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I’m not vegan but have been reducing meat consumption for health and environmental reasons. I don’t have much leather stuff either, but I find nothing beats a leather smoker bellows, and leather gloves for beekeeping.

Not all leather is equal. Beekeepers’ gloves are usually either cow, or goat. Cow is thicker, gives more protection against stings, lasts a lot longer but you get less dexterity. Bee stings can go through goat leather easier, but you get more dexterity and they are not as long lasting. I love my cow gloves and have worn them every single time I opened the hives. Must be a decade old.

Weed? Not so sure it can match leather’s longevity and functionality but I’d be more than happy to give it a go over synthetic vinyl leathers.

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**Author:** ![Rmcpb](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.honeyflow.com/rmcpb/32/3147_2.png) [@Rmcpb](https://forum.honeyflow.com/u/Rmcpb)\
**Post date:** [November 27, 2022, 5:19am UTC](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/could-hemp-leather-bee-gloves-be-on-the-horizon/34013/3 "2022-11-27T05:19:42Z")

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I will stick to my goat skin gloves when I need them. Been used for years and still in perfect condition. They seem to be worrying, creating a market, where there is no problem/need.

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**Author:** ![chau06](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.honeyflow.com/chau06/32/25515_2.png) [@chau06](https://forum.honeyflow.com/u/chau06)\
**Post date:** [November 27, 2022, 4:11pm UTC](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/could-hemp-leather-bee-gloves-be-on-the-horizon/34013/4 "2022-11-27T16:11:52Z")

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> [@Smoke](#):
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> Weed

Weed≠hemp

Although they are the same species, Cannabis sativa, hemp does not have psychoactive compounds.

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**Author:** ![Smoke](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.honeyflow.com/smoke/32/28294_2.png) [@Smoke](https://forum.honeyflow.com/u/Smoke)\
**Post date:** [November 27, 2022, 10:21pm UTC](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/could-hemp-leather-bee-gloves-be-on-the-horizon/34013/5 "2022-11-27T22:21:16Z")

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> [@chau06](#):
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> Weed≠hemp

But still is a very versatile plant Alok. Like bamboo, they make anything from socks to skyscrapers with it.

As discussed I can’t see it replacing beekeepers’ gloves anytime soon, but replacing that stinky PVC synthetic leather with a biodegradable material from hemp, can’t be a bad thing.