Using chests instead of conveyor belts makes so much sense! Can't believe I didn't think of that.
Yeah I've been using a lot of hovering hands and iron chests instead of conveyor belts. Some of my earlier saves used mostly conveyor belts, and I had some performance issues. This was before the Bee Update but I'm assuming some of the issues would still be there.
I also have a design for pumpkins/yeast that y'all can use I just have to build it first.