Warbler said:

yipes!! I'd call professionals to deal with something like that. I'm surprised you didn't get bit more than 24 times. I'm surprised they didn't sting to you to death.

Warb, I'm a beekeeper. The only reason I'm not a professional is because I don't charge to do cut-outs or removals.

They didn't sting me to death because that's next to impossible. Plus I had on gear. The stings were from when I had to take my gloves off for a moment or took too long to suit up after I went outside. They weren't out there waiting to attack, in the shape of a big arrow - like a Warner Bros cartoon.

Also, city bees aren't generally as aggressive as bees out in a forest. They're more used to people and activity. These bees have been about five feet from my back door for almost a year. I walked within a foot or two of them several times a day, refilled the water bowl I had for them to drink out of every day, scooped them out if they got stuck in it (they drink from the edges of it), that sort of thing. They weren't aggressive at all.