Well....I finally did it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Intheswamp]

....I washed my Golden Bee jacket!!!! ...with some prodding from my better half.  I'd forgot how white they look when they're clean!!! (except for a few spots of propolis) ...and how much better they smell, too!!!

Ed

[BlueBee]

About time 

[AllenF]

Believe it or not, I have never washed any of my bee jackets ever. 

[Intheswamp]

BlueBee, it's kind of sad....it doesn't wave at me when I walk by it anymore.

Allen, that explains it...I thought it was the county dump when an east wind blows....... 

Ed

[Joe D]

After you wash them, they sure seem to get dirtter quicker the next time.  But the bees don't seem to bee so fussy.lol



Joe

[Intheswamp]

Interesting thought, Joe.  It does seem to maybe not have the "plastic sheen" it had when new...maybe the washing scuffs up the material a bit.  Another interesting thing for my jacket is that I've never put beeswax on the zippers and they were always a little stubborn at times.  After washing it the zippers seem much smoother....  

Ed