Bee crashes: trucks and hives.
A brief history of bee truck accidents, and the reason why there are a lot of these in recent years.
Honey, watch out ahead. RT @FOX29philly Tractor-trailer hauling bees overturns on ramp. Avoid area, swarming bees pic.twitter.com/oWxRlWe4b3
— James G. Cobb (@NYTjamescobb) May 20, 2014I feel like tweeting a bee story for your early Wednesday morning.
— Desk of L. Riding (@leanneriding) May 21, 2014“every bee hauler's worst nightmare"—Dave Yates. The Terror of the Thruway: Liberated Bees Go Berserk (1994) http://t.co/gQ9YtuWSoU
— Desk of L. Riding (@leanneriding) May 21, 2014Though bees sometimes die in transit, “more hives of bees are lost in traffic accidents,” said Andy Nachbaur (1998). http://t.co/mu2AOBI7Gh
— Desk of L. Riding (@leanneriding) May 21, 2014We were apparently worried about bee accidents by 2002 although not bee truck accidents in particular http://t.co/BaqXVHAOEf
— Desk of L. Riding (@leanneriding) May 21, 2014I learned about that last one on a Killer Bees review site hosted on Lycos Angelfire. #Nostalgia #RememberGeoCities
— Desk of L. Riding (@leanneriding) May 21, 2014This one was a tragic one :( “Truck Driver Dies, Bees Flee In I-95 Crash” (2003) http://t.co/yprA5fdY7l
— Desk of L. Riding (@leanneriding) May 21, 2014En route to California to pollinate almonds “Truck accident spills millions of bees in Las Vegas freeway” (2004) http://t.co/7niSzXgfap
— Desk of L. Riding (@leanneriding) May 21, 2014Returning from pollinating blueberries in New Brunswick “Truck hauling 12 million bees overturns” (2008) http://t.co/eYKCQIjyZK
— Desk of L. Riding (@leanneriding) May 21, 2014Was a terrible scene, bees headed to N. Dakota “2 dead in Lakeville crash that set loose truck’s bee cargo …” (2010) http://t.co/ON3XrJfsoQ
— Desk of L. Riding (@leanneriding) May 21, 2014These bees also en route to North Dakota. “Truck Crash Releases 14 Million Angry Bees, And Honey, On Highway” (2011) http://t.co/3ne4gB1vP1
— Desk of L. Riding (@leanneriding) May 21, 2014Also to N. Dakota. “Truck loaded with honey bees spills hives, closing highway, in Wyoming accident.” (2011) http://t.co/2I03hcHJru
— Desk of L. Riding (@leanneriding) May 21, 2014S. Dakota bees headed to California “Truck Accident Releases 25 Million Bees” Utah, 2011. http://t.co/F3a2KP6dsn
— Desk of L. Riding (@leanneriding) May 21, 2014“Truckload of bees spills in crash near Madras” (Oregon, 2013) http://t.co/D1VgJxpFyM
— Desk of L. Riding (@leanneriding) May 21, 2014“Bees swarm in Forsyth after I-75 accident” (Georgia, 2013) http://t.co/quKHD7tqdz
— Desk of L. Riding (@leanneriding) May 21, 2014There have been a lot of bee truck crashes in recent years.
— Desk of L. Riding (@leanneriding) May 21, 2014It’s because they are dying, say scientists. “Why Are So Many Bee-Carrying Trucks Crashing?” 2011 http://t.co/3NebJJ7rxY #ColonyCollapse
— Desk of L. Riding (@leanneriding) May 21, 2014Inseticida é a causa do desaparecimento de bilhões de abelhas http://t.co/jWvBXb3rf5 via @forbestech pic.twitter.com/TElVGk82mk
— Gil Giardelli (@gilgiardelli) May 19, 2014Harvard confirms what we've all known for a while - insecticides are killing our bees: http://t.co/lC5iDeoLSl #bees pic.twitter.com/I5zWvXC5Lk
— Phillip Jones (@wilcoout) May 18, 2014Gives a whole new meaning to Colony Collapse Disorder. RT @BigMoLee2013: Accident on 95 today in Baltimore pic.twitter.com/oR0NNp26RU
— Shaun Sundholm (@f_letter) May 21, 2014Tough winter for N.S. #bees, hugely important to blueberry, other crop industries http://t.co/A4mRm6yIw3 #agriculture pic.twitter.com/moT8sCjpKd
— The Chronicle Herald (@chronicleherald) May 9, 2014Study: “Farmers gain an estimated $311 per acre of fruit for each additional bee group foraging in their fields.” http://t.co/gV3U427qMQ
— Desk of L. Riding (@leanneriding) May 21, 2014We can live w/out pesticides! Can we live w/out bees?
Add your voice, help #SaveTheBees >> http://t.co/dRibDGF5DU pic.twitter.com/xknbdvodUP
— Irina Tikhomirova (@IrinaGreenVoice) May 21, 2014Aubrie posing with our new bee exhibit, Honey Bees: Home Is where the Hive Is. Can't wait for Members Night on Thurs! pic.twitter.com/DhAzPRbNGt
— LibertyScienceCenter (@LibertySciCtr) May 20, 2014The honey bee, source of stings, sweet things and delightful octagons.
— Desk of L. Riding (@leanneriding) May 21, 2014Oh wait a second… pentagons? Ooh, I dunno. *facepalm*
— Desk of L. Riding (@leanneriding) May 21, 201450K honeybees removed from Ontario home http://t.co/KoDcMNkBUD pic.twitter.com/w3oTEmk12m
— CBC News (@CBCNews) May 21, 2014“I'm coming to the point where I think the urban areas are a friendlier place for the bees to live.” —David Schuit http://t.co/rPRQag7sgR
— Desk of L. Riding (@leanneriding) May 21, 2014The @dwell pick of hexagonal furniture http://t.co/hsgyI7Ottk” Don't forget your @bauxdesign hexagon for your walls! pic.twitter.com/HkTuJkCmyX
— Relay Design Agency (@RelayDesign) May 19, 2014Ook deze zijn binnen gekomen: wandkastje hexagon in 3 maten http://t.co/gD4qGa7eZh pic.twitter.com/wvpd6FZ2b6
— AtHomeLiving.nl (@AtHomeLiving) May 21, 2014Do you remember when everything in trendy graphic design was filled with hexagons? Lovely little hexagons.
— Desk of L. Riding (@leanneriding) May 21, 2014Geez, trying to tell tweet-stories. What a mess, eh? Now I remember why I decided to switch to another thing.
— Desk of L. Riding (@leanneriding) May 21, 201416 ozs of honey requires 1,152 #bees to travel 112,000 miles & visit 4.5 million flowers. MT FB @RedtigerMark pic.twitter.com/wdTQa3iNDL
— Angela Lidder (@CollieColleen) May 21, 2014The finished product; lots of hours and love gone into these little jars of yumminess. #bees #honey pic.twitter.com/sHuQAGHBEC
— Paula Frost (@MrsPFrost) May 18, 2014What's the #Monday morning buzz? The #USDABeeWatch Live #Bee Cam 40K Italian honey bees http://t.co/laKMMT7bCj pic.twitter.com/98gre6LcDM
— Plants Map (@plantsmap) May 19, 2014Wondering about all the pollinating bees? Let this BEE your guide :) #savethebees #earthday #bodyceuticals #calendula pic.twitter.com/iXBKi2NaTP
— Bodyceuticals (@body_ceuticals) April 16, 2014I LOVE BEES!!!! RT @MacKayNeville: Good morning Bumble bee on my plants!! pic.twitter.com/mZg3X8Ip8Z
— Stephanie Beaumont (@SeaAndBeScene) May 21, 2014At http://t.co/lcUOoPqWWP -- Buzzing around pollinating a blackberry flower. #blackberryflower #bee #spring #ka... pic.twitter.com/R7YjCDfBfT
— Scenes from Kauai (@scenesfromkauai) April 21, 2014“@Athibyany: Cherry Blossom, Japan pic.twitter.com/euMfg6n8ft”
— ليلى ✨ (@LailaBendahman) April 28, 2014cherry blossoms
blue sky and
morning breeze pic.twitter.com/P0jv7wcGf5
— Kayo from Japan (@kayo2011) April 3, 2014#Photo of the day: Gravenstein #Apple Blossoms, Newberg, OR #appleblossom2014 #spring #Etsy @f_poe @SPSTeamEtsy pic.twitter.com/mV4zl1RTYl
— Nancy Jacobson (@nancyjcreates) April 27, 2014Peach blossoms! pic.twitter.com/gLqjZDQC6S
— Sierra Baumhoefener (@C_errah) April 27, 2014#Oakland land of plenty!fruit and new blossoms on the lemon tree! #springtime #belocaleverywhere make lemonade. pic.twitter.com/tbgt73aqcu
— LocaliteTours (@LocaliteTours) April 20, 2014
