Reviews & Press

Recently bought some sentinel 11 pro gloves and am very impressed with the quality and comfort that fit perfectly allowing for more precise finger movement with the added protection of the wrist. Absolutely value for money, would highly recommend. *****

Recently got into bee keeping and bought all my equipment from Ian, he was really friendly and helpful and very knowledgeable. This site is now my go to site for any equipment and will definitely be buying another hive from him by the end of the year, the quality of the hives (and everything else) are amazing.

Excellent service once again. Bought a Fencing Veil hood to go with my new Sentinel Pro II suit. I ordered the hat with the suit so wanted a comparison. Super product and super fast delivery. Thank you so much.

Bought new Sentinel Pro II suit. Excellent quality and customer service absolutely superb. Ordered online late Sunday night, suit arrived Tuesday morning. Highly recommended, buy with confidence.

Cheryl was really helpful from start to finish and exceeded our expectations. Our desperately needed order of super frames was delivered ahead of schedule. Thank you!

I found the website by chance and stumbled upon great prices. I bought what I needed, it was delivered the next day well packed and protected. I was very happy with both the frames and the foundation. I will be buying from here again. Thank you 👍

We visited the farm today, with the aim of purchasing a starter hive and equipment. Had a good conversation with the owner, who suggested that we rethink our aim. The fact he thought was our garden may be too small. He could of sold us what we wanted and taken our £500. He showed he cared more for the bees […]

Hi I purchased a Sentinel suit off you at the beginning of last year. I’d like to say it has transformed my confidence and enjoyment of beekeeping. Having kept Bees for several years and worn a standard well known brand of suit I have had several stings every season and been rapidly exhausted by the heat. Last season for the […]

‘Virtually sting-proof’ bee suit made after allergy concern. A farmer has developed a “virtually sting-proof” bee suit after a bee-keeping friend suffered a severe allergic reaction after being stung. The Sentinel Pro 3D Bee Suit, created by Ian Roberts, is made from material thicker than the average bee sting. The suit is being used by horticulture students at the National […]

An article on the BBC website featured Andy and Abigail from Tree Bee Society removing a massive colony of bees from a Church roof. Andy and Abigail were wearing our Sentinel Pro beekeeping suit. “A massive colony of bees has been removed from a church after its hive caused the roof to sag and honey to drip down the walls. […]

Review from Mr Joe Lionel on Beekeepity.com I am a careful beekeeper. I don’t like stings. In my first year of keeping bees (one colony, split into two by summer’s end) I had zero stings. None. I admit, I wore a smock, hat and veil, gloves, two pairs of jeans, a shirt and a t-shirt. Hey, as I said – […]

Ventilated, Sting Proof Bee Suits – The UltraBreeze or The Sentinel Pro 3D? The dreaded day came last year in June. A sting on the thumb; my fault, shortly followed by shortness of breath and a lump in my throat. My fears were confirmed by the immunology nurse at the hospital. I was allergic. And should give up bees. I […]

Bought a sentinel full suit last year-Great for my confidence in my first year -I was very impressed by the great service, communication and helpfulness of the staff-so much so that I am about to order the jacket version

Brand new to beekeeping and the help and advice from Ian is absolutely superb! Not to mention the fantastic service setting me up with a starter kit and extra bits. Thank you again Ian. Top man!

Had to leave a review to say how happy I am with the customer service from Old Castle Farm Hives. I ordered a few items of clothing in the end and have ended up keeping one of the jackets (which I’m really pleased with). The items I’ve sent back were amazing quality but just not the right fit for me. […]

Hi ,I brought one of your hive lifters. Very well made and good quality .I would highly recommend this product. Gone is the heavy lifting of suppers. 130 kg lifting power top job say black bee man .ie Godwin’s

Hi Ian, Just wanted to say thank you. My suit arrived end of last week. I was so surprised as I was expecting a few weeks wait at least. Everything fits great and I will try it out checking the girls this week. You were very helpful and I really appreciate it. Thanks again. Alicia

Brilliant company and great customer service. I had a Konigin extractor break down in the middle of harvest and Ian sent a replacement part out to me by special delivery.

Bought one recently and very pleased with the suit and the customer service from Ian. Suit fits great and again thank you Ian for your patients when helping me in your shop to get the right size for me.

I love my new bee suit 😁 It’s cool, comfortable… And I match my hives 😂 Thank you so much for the time you took to fit me up with the correct size and talk me through its extensive features. It really is an excellent suit. And it’s good to support a Welsh company too! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

MASSIVE thanks to Old Castle Farm Hives for supporting our community garden and apiary at Islington Mill, Salford. We LOVE our Sentinel bee suits – the absolute best on the market! We performed our first hive inspections at Bee Corner last week with volunteers and local residents.

Dear OCFH – I just wanted to say a massive ‘thank you’ for saving me in my hour of ‘extraction’ need. I ordered the screens for my Konigin extractor at 4.30pm and they were with me next day by 11am (a Saturday too!) – the extractor barely stopped turning. Fast and reliable service – thank you very much.

Fantastic service from Ian at Old Castle Farm Hives. I ordered a new Sentinel Pro II full suit after speaking to him to discuss sizes – I’m 6’4” tall and was surprised that the suit Ian sent me fitted perfectly, and is really comfortable, even with normal clothes underneath. The suit is highly ventilated and of the highest quality of […]

I burst 2 zips on my cheap suit and called Ian about ordering 1 is the Sentinel II suits. He was ever so helpful on the phone about correct size etc. I ordered it that night at about 1900 and Ian messaged me the next morning to say it had been shipped and it arrived the next morning. Staying up […]

Sorry this is a long overdue review. I received one of your sentinel bee suits the women’s style Dec/Jan 2020. It has been brilliant, does what it says – no bee stings in the year through the suit. More comfortable to wear than other suits I have had. Washed successfully after helpful advice from yourselves. Thank you – worth the […]

Thank you kindly to Dafydd Pett at The Welsh Honey Company for the video review of the Sentinel Pro Suit.

Thank you to Gwenyn Gruffydd for the video review of the Sentinel Pro Suit.

Now I have had the use of one of you new suits for a beekeeping season, I would like to say how pleased I am with it. In fact it has transformed my beekeeping. I can now work in shorts and T shirt & without a cap under the hood as before. That was a great blessing in the heat […]

Welsh farmer develops ‘sting-proof’ suit for beekeepers. The space-age suit was designed by Ian Roberts after a friend suffered anaphylaxis from a bee sting. A Welsh farmer and beekeeper is to launch a bee suit for honey producers that he claims is “virtually sting proof”. Ian Roberts was spurred into action when a beekeeper friend developed a life-threatening allergic reaction […]