Robin said:
   so the issue of working in clean hygienic safe environments is important
.

My honey house is very clean & hygienic. The health department called
yesterday saying it was about time for an inspection.

My honey house is very safe as I do not use steam or knives to uncap with.

Robin:
Why does it not work to just stack supers initially in a lobby to the  honey
room so that all bees, once full,  fly to a one-way valve in a window before
the supers are taken thru?

Thats exactly the way the process works but bees covering brood or with a
queen will not fly to the exit  to the outside hive.

 Robin said:
be a risk, but this normally shows up in the apiary as soon as the super is
lifted off the clearer board.

 Clearer boards are to slow and involve two trips to the yards. When we use
a bee blower we do not bring in sealed brood but with fume boards help will
not always notice the brood.

Bob

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