Well if you are gonna be a lineman, you WILL have to! It's one of the duties....if you decided not to do something as a lineman...you are more likely to lose your job since...they want those who will work in all conditions, in all situations....Believe it or not...Lineman is a hard job.....you'll find bees inside streetlights, you'll find dead animals, you'll find live animals, you'll find golf balls, you'll find just about anything....if you can't handle it or won't do it....lineman job is not for you.....
Anybody who puts their mind to it and doesn't let anything stand in the way can do it fine. If I ran across bees, I'd find a way to get the job done without killing most of them, if possible.