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After Truck Overturns, a 'Heavy Presence of Bees'
Newser • • nation
Key Points:
- A semi-truck carrying 408 beehives overturned near Mauriceville, Texas, releasing an estimated 2 million honeybees and prompting emergency warnings for residents to stay indoors.
- Orange County officials reported heavy bee swarms filling the air and clustering on trees, leading to a significant response from local beekeepers in protective suits.
- Queen Bee Supply and other beekeepers worked to recover and relocate the hives to a nearby honey farm, though the survival rate of the hives remains uncertain.
- The truck overturned after the driver took a wrong turn into a neighborhood with narrow roads; the driver was unharmed, but a reporter was stung while filming the incident.
