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Bee afraid, bee very afraid

A simple truck accident caused alarm for other road users in Canada recently. The truck toppled as it negotiated a highway ramp in St Leonard, New Brunswick and it was carrying boxes containing some 330 crates of bees, which escaped following the accident. Fortunately it was raining at the time and as bees are not keen on wet weather, most of the escapees opted to cluster around the stricken vehicle. The bees had been used to pollinate a crop of blueberries and having found their thrill on blueberry hill, w
July 30, 2012 Read time: 1 min
A simple truck accident caused alarm for other road users in Canada recently. The truck toppled as it negotiated a highway ramp in St Leonard, New Brunswick and it was carrying boxes containing some 330 crates of bees, which escaped following the accident. Fortunately it was raining at the time and as bees are not keen on wet weather, most of the escapees opted to cluster around the stricken vehicle. The bees had been used to pollinate a crop of blueberries and having found their thrill on blueberry hill, were being driven home. Following the accident the bees were unimpressed by the skills of the bumbling truck driver and stung anyone unfortunate enough to get too close. The highway then had to be closed while beekeepers wearing protective clothing attempted to recover the insects.

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