That’s curious, the bees definitely didn’t like the gloves I had, they haven’t gone for my hands since. I know you keep a lot of hives and are definitely knowledgeable but on the other hand the beeks in my club and the varroa researcher teaching beekeeping classes, who herself owns 700+ hives, all agree in that regard.
Who to believe? I don’t know but I’ll stick with what works for me 