Leather gloves are great for beekeeping as the grain and porespresent in leather helps provide both a comfortable fit and good grip. Leather is good at preventing beekeepers from being stung by their bees and burnt by the heat from their smokers. Though a bee's sting is more than long and sharp enough to penetrate leather gloves when bees sting the stinger just gets caught in the leather. Cowhide gloves are thinker than goatskin gloves, so provide slightly more protection, but are less dexterous reducing the ease of small movements. To improve the glove's ability to protect against stings, without making them impractically thick. Sting proof cuff and long gauntlets are added to protect the more targeted and vulnerable areas like wrists and forearms. It is important that the gloves fit comfortably and snug to improve agility. Visit - https://naturalapiary.com/products/natural-apiary-beekeeping-gloves-sting-proof-cuffs-durable-leather-extra-long-thick-sleeves