LAS VEGAS, Nevada (AP) -- A truck carrying 12 million honeybees hit a wall on a highway ramp, dumping its load across the pavement shortly before the evening rush hour. The truck was carrying 480 bee colonies, each with 25,000 insects, to California to pollinate the state's almond crop when it struck the wall Wednesday afternoon.
The collision spilled the bees and gallons of honey onto the highway and forced troopers to close the ramp for more than four hours.
State police believe the driver lost control on the curving ramp. Authorities summoned beekeepers to help but decided capturing the bees alive would take too much time and money. Firefighters doused the insects with water to kill them.
"We're talking millions of bees," said Don Grogan, owner of Sedona Honey Co. in Las Vegas, who was helping with the cleanup. "And tomorrow they'll all be dead. ... It breaks my heart."
That's crazy! Can you imagine what Vegas must be like, extra bees everywhere.
Archived topic from Anythingforums, old topic ID:1452, old post ID:18334
Truck carrying bees hits wall in Las Vegas
- Red Squirrel
- Posts: 29209
- Joined: Wed Dec 18, 2002 12:14 am
- Location: Northern Ontario
- Contact:
Truck carrying bees hits wall in Las Vegas
Wow that would be freaky!
But at the same time I feel sorry for the company (honey company I guess?) since that is a big loss, you can't make 480 bee colonies overnight with a few survivors.
Archived topic from Anythingforums, old topic ID:1452, old post ID:18348
But at the same time I feel sorry for the company (honey company I guess?) since that is a big loss, you can't make 480 bee colonies overnight with a few survivors.
Archived topic from Anythingforums, old topic ID:1452, old post ID:18348
Honk if you love Jesus, text if you want to meet Him!
Truck carrying bees hits wall in Las Vegas
That sure sounds like it was one sticky situation.
Archived topic from Anythingforums, old topic ID:1452, old post ID:18581
Archived topic from Anythingforums, old topic ID:1452, old post ID:18581
Truck carrying bees hits wall in Las Vegas
480 colonies!!! I used to keep 2 colonies, and I didn't even open those any more than I had to.
Archived topic from Anythingforums, old topic ID:1452, old post ID:18584
Archived topic from Anythingforums, old topic ID:1452, old post ID:18584
Visit Harmony forum
Truck carrying bees hits wall in Las Vegas
crazy huh? and shenbaw, that's what I was thinking just now as I opened this thread.
Archived topic from Anythingforums, old topic ID:1452, old post ID:18588
Archived topic from Anythingforums, old topic ID:1452, old post ID:18588
-
- Posts: 69
- Joined: Fri Oct 07, 2005 1:01 pm
Truck carrying bees hits wall in Las Vegas
that's pretty funny, I'd be throwing people into the cloud lol
Archived topic from Anythingforums, old topic ID:1452, old post ID:43430
Archived topic from Anythingforums, old topic ID:1452, old post ID:43430
- fragged one
- Posts: 1735
- Joined: Thu Jun 24, 2004 5:51 pm
Truck carrying bees hits wall in Las Vegas
"I like my women like I like my coffee: covered in bees!"
Archived topic from Anythingforums, old topic ID:1452, old post ID:43461
Archived topic from Anythingforums, old topic ID:1452, old post ID:43461
no u!
Truck carrying bees hits wall in Las Vegas
"I like my women like I like my coffee: who wants a big ass coffee?"
Archived topic from Anythingforums, old topic ID:1452, old post ID:43471
Archived topic from Anythingforums, old topic ID:1452, old post ID:43471
Truck carrying bees hits wall in Las Vegas
Wow thats a whole lot of bees
What is the report of people who got hurt by stings anybody knows? [Link removed by Tak]
Archived topic from Anythingforums, old topic ID:1452, old post ID:51355
What is the report of people who got hurt by stings anybody knows? [Link removed by Tak]
Archived topic from Anythingforums, old topic ID:1452, old post ID:51355