Very good just mist the cuttings several times a day & you are looking at 99% survival

Thank you George for responding. I've been watering and not misting. Should I start misting instead or continue with what seems to be working? Also they have developed flower buds, should I remove these or let them be? Chris

Misting is to maintain atmospheric humidity and minimize wilting, so if you're ok so far, I'd just keep on as you are. As for the flower buds, I would recommend that you snip them off. You want the plant to grow roots, not waste time with flowers right now.

Thanks Robin, I will snip and continue on as usual.

:) your weed whacking maniac's karma will come back to haunt him when that bee balm doubles in size for you next year...they're tough plants that border on the aggressive, and since he just mowed it down, not pulled it up by the roots, the chances are pretty good that it will leaf out again- and better than 50/50 that it will FLOWER again this year...

and then you'll have three of them.

but I'd still make him live on home made Earl Gray tea for a week (he harvested the plant, he should 'benefit' from it ;)

Chinacat, go back and reread the original post and tell us again, which maniac gets to drink the tea.