Dear Ken,
Have you tried wearing rubber gloves day in and day out in temperatures
of 30°C+.

You finish up with either athelete's hand and or digits that would pass
for a prime pair of prunes!!

Point taken about A.F.B.etc. but life's not perfect, anyway rinse the
gloves once every week in bleach, it gets rid of the sweat, propolis
etc.If A.F.B.is suspected then it is either to late for the hive or the
gloves can be dealt with if the number of cells contaminated are few.

Best wishes
Peter.