Millions Of Honeybees Escape After Semi Carrying Hives Overturns In East Texas
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Millions Of Honeybees Escape After Semi Carrying Hives Overturns In East Texas
A semitrailer carrying hundreds of honeybee hives overturned in East Texas over the weekend, releasing millions of bees and prompting emergency officials to warn residents to stay indoors while crews worked to contain the swarm. The crash happened Sunday in Orange County, near the community of Mauriceville, northeast of Beaumont, and near the Louisiana border. The truck was transporting more than 400 hives when the trailer tipped over, unleashin…
An unusual traffic accident in Orange County, Texas, resulted in the release of approximately two million honeybees and forced authorities to order the temporary confinement of residents of a nearby area. The incident occurred in the town of Mauriceville, when an 18-wheel truck carrying 406 hives lost control and overturned into a ditch. As a result of the impact, numerous hives broke, allowing millions of bees to escape and disperse through the…
Millions of bees swarm town after truck crashes into ditch
Millions of bees escaped after a semitrailer turned over in Orange County, Texas, on Saturday (21 June). According to local radio station KOGT, the vehicle tipped over after the driver failed to negotiate a turn on Colony Lane near FM 1130. Photos published by Christie Ray, owner of Queen Bee Supply, showed beekeepers and emergency workers helping to secure the hives. Chris Moore, a honey farm owner who stepped in to help the bees, told CBS News…
Millions of bees invaded a district of Texas after a heavy truck was overturned carrying 406 hives. Relief and beekeepers, equipped with protective suits, were mobilized to recover the colonies. The authorities asked the inhabitants to stay inside. (International).
Videos show how the bees hung in dense swarms in trees and covered the ground. The authorities called on the residents not to leave the houses.
Nearby Residents Told to Stay Inside as Semi Carrying Millions of Bees Overturns
One wrong turn became the prelude to disaster Sunday as a truck carrying more than 400 beehives tipped over in Orange County, Texas. Estimates from the scene of the accident […] The post Nearby Residents Told to Stay Inside as Semi Carrying Millions of Bees Overturns appeared first on The Western Journal.
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