cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/2122108
Archived version: https://archive.ph/bQPph
Archived version: https://web.archive.org/web/20230830233618/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-66666687
This incident is creating quite a buzz.
I can’t bee-lieve this happened!
This is the best summary I could come up with:
Beekeeper Michael Barber woke up on Wednesday morning to several calls from police looking for help after five million bees fell off a truck in Canada.
Mr Barber said he arrived to “a pretty crazy cloud of bees” who were “very angry, confused and homeless”.
At the same time police put out a public call on social media urging people to stay away from the area, which is about an hour south of Toronto.
The bees were in their hives packed up on the back of a truck and being transported to their wintering location when the accident happened.
The driver of the truck was stung more than 100 times, Mr Barber said, as he wasn’t wearing a full beekeeper suit.
He said he was grateful for the many local beekeepers that worked to keep the insects and the public safe, and added that the incident is a good reminder to always securely strap your bees.
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Good bot. How nice of him to remind us to always securely strap our bees.
that poor driver
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Farmed honey bees can actually harm local pollinators through competing for resources.
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Why were they already dying out?
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There’s also the destruction of their territory and pesticides, all caused by humans.
Those aren’t human interference?
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