12 million bees

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12 million bees

Post: # 112775Post AXJ »

Blimey, this looks like a gift that fell off the back of a lorry that one could do without.....


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Lorry carrying 12m bees overturns
Motorists on Canada's biggest highway ended up with a bee in their bonnet after a truck transporting 12m of the insects overturned.

The lorry was carrying 330 crates of honey bees when it tipped over on a ramp in St Leonard, New Brunswick.

Bee experts were called in to help deal with the accident on the Trans-Canada Highway.

Royal Canadian Mounted Police said a downpour of rain helped to contain the bees in and around the vehicle.

"Bees don't like the rain... thousands of bees are hanging on the back of this truck and on the pavement right behind," said police spokesman Derek Strong.

'Disoriented and agitated'

The BBC's Lee Carter in Toronto says the bees ........
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Re: 12 million bees

Post: # 112825Post MKG »

That little bee-free spot at about belly-button height is fascinating, isn't it?
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