Moving my bees

This was very interesting. We are having some work done on our house and we have decided to have some yard work done. Of course it is in the same area that my bees are located. After doing some research it looks like the best way to do this is to use the BRANCH TECHNIQUE. I only have to move the bees to the other side of the house but I have to make sure the bees know where they are at. I don't want them to just fly off and return and wonder were their house is. I had my friend Mike help me carry them over to the new location in the middle of the night. This way they are all in the hive. I then put a branch in front of the hives so the bees would fly out in the morning and know that something is different. Luckily when I checked the next day a majority of the bees came back to the new hive. The only problem was that there was a couple of bees (50 or so) didn't find their new home and we noticed them dying on the ground. Big problem. Wife calls me at work and my son, daughter, and wife all got stung that day. The bees were on the ground by the pool and got stepped on and my wife got stung messing with the mulch. The bees like mulch - must be the moisture?? My wife said if it happens again she is getting out the lighter and gasoline... She is from WEST VIRGINIA so I better watch out...