I have tried to save hives from trees that were cut down several times. Most have had so much damage to the comb from that fall that they don't survive.
The last one, the owner said that the tree guy lowered it to the ground. Yea, he lowered it 6" and then dropped it the remaining 30'. The comb inside was so smashed together that I initially thought the comb was rotted wood. It wasn't until i touched it that I realized it was comb.
Jim