Hollywood can make anyone look good.
Try taking down a swarm box from a ladder, 300 yards from your truck, in the dark while its drizzling..
The bees had been in the box about a week and I needed to get it down, this was my first chance to do it.. Wife flat out refused to go hold the light for me...
As I took the last screw out, the ladder slid, either on the ground or the tree. I don't remember consiously thinking about what had happened... I hit the ground, the box fortunately (?) hit the ladder before landing on my head... No, I hadn't screened it yet, the screen and stapler were still in the truck...
What a mess.. I received about a dozen stings. I expected more.. the comb was mostly broken and a lot of bees were mashed. I did find the queen alive, and managed to save them with a couple frames of brood from other hives... I had a bruise on the side of my head that looked ugly.. It was quite fun telling everyone I mouthed off to my wife and got smacked....