Sometimes your hive is a little less tempered or more aggressive, or you just want to go into bees extra well protected. Then arm and leg protectors (also called gamaschen) can be very handy. These arm and/or leg protectors provide the extra protection you need over your bees. onderbenen and ankles and pants and about your onderarmen en mouwen, making it more difficult for the bees to enter the beekeeper's suit through the pants or through the sleeves.