04/29/2026
When we aren’t at The Merc, we are probably playing with bees.
Just about every two years, we get a call to do a cut out rescue from a tree after an arborist buddy has been asked to remove the tree from a client’s yard. They are always fun to do and is just a random grab bag event that you have no idea what you’re getting into until you show up.
Some cut outs are very easy, clean quick in and out, and others are a messy. The bees are nasty and you get covered in sawdust and honey and you’re there all day.
Thankfully, this rescue was very straightforward. We found the queen within about 10 minutes of opening up the cavity and the bees were extremely gentle. We were in and out in about two hours.