Eugene Makovec wrote:

>Anybody got any suggestions on what else I can do to get them out of the tree?

As some of the old folks around here might say, "Le jeu vaut pas la chandelle."  You have already expended more time and effort than the bees are worth.

IMHO, there's no good way to do it.  No way at all, despite the tales we hear and read.

Walter Weller
Louisiana

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