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Topic started on 23-7-2008 @ 04:10 PM by Pocky
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First of all, I'm curious to know why 6 million bees were in this big truck, where were they going and what for? CNN had a video link, but don't
expect the video to come with dialog. I was able to dig up an article, from a non CNN website.
CLAYCOMO, Mo. -- Crews said about 25 million honeybees were inadvertently released after a tractor-trailer wrecked on an area highway over the
weekend. Monday evening, about 12 million bees remained on the loose, KMBC's Bev Chapman reported.
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See What The Buzz Is All About
The accident happened Sunday at Interstate 435 and Interstate 35 north when a tractor-trailer carrying more than 500 beehives, which carry thousands
of bees each, flipped on its side. The cargo spilled all over the highway, forcing crews to shut down an off ramp for a time.
Bee handlers suited up to wrangle the honeybees back into hives. Workers said they would be able to capture most of the bees, but some would have to
be destroyed.
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reply posted on 23-7-2008 @ 04:17 PM by SLAYER69
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Agriculture
Honey bees are absolutley important to agriculture there is big money in bees not just for honey.
They are used primarily to polinate plants that need it other whys you probably would not see half the food at the market
I read somewhere that if the bees died out so would mankind in something like less than two years.
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reply posted on 23-7-2008 @ 04:20 PM by Pocky
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An Iowa farmer owns the bees, which were being taken to Wisconsin to help pollinate cranberry bogs.
I'm hoping somebody can confirm if 6 million bees is not an extra ordinary amount used for pollinating any crop?
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reply posted on 23-7-2008 @ 04:23 PM by Johnmike
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I think that spilling six million bees is pretty funny. I don't know about whether this magnitude is common, but it's silly.
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reply posted on 23-7-2008 @ 04:26 PM by SLAYER69
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Yup not too unusual there are bee contractors who deal in millions he was probably going to drop off a few there and move onto his next drop off etc
making his rounds around the state or region
remember BIG money in bees
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reply posted on 23-7-2008 @ 04:26 PM by Pocky
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Somebody added this video from CNN on Youtube 50 minutes ago.
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reply posted on 23-7-2008 @ 04:28 PM by Pocky
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Did you see how smashed up the passenger cabin was? It's a miracle the driver was not dead, according to the article, he was not hurt at all.
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reply posted on 23-7-2008 @ 04:33 PM by Trance Optic
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What a sweet story... LOL!
Just hope they have eppy Pens with them..... lol
plus You'd think they would be in a more secure containment that even if the truck crashed the bees would be ok.
Guess not, if theres money to be made, theres corners to be cut.
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reply posted on 23-7-2008 @ 04:35 PM by Blueracer
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The title of the thread says 6 million, but the article says 25 million. Which is it?
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reply posted on 23-7-2008 @ 04:39 PM by SLAYER69
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 You know when the driver came to after that wreck he probably ran like hell to get away from the bees amazing
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reply posted on 23-7-2008 @ 04:49 PM by Pocky
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I know, that looked like a shabby illegal truck. Hahaha, why the hell was it not contained in a solid metal U-Haul or something? That is dangerous.
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reply posted on 23-7-2008 @ 04:50 PM by Pocky
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CNN said six million, but they didn't post an article, only a video, and that was the name. Hmmm... I guess they did the shabby reporting.
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reply posted on 23-7-2008 @ 11:22 PM by Reddupo
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Sounds like a synchronicity playing into 2012
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reply posted on 23-7-2008 @ 11:35 PM by Masterson
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Hmmm, I wonder if there is some kind of connection to this:
CHERRY HILL, N.J. - Drivers on the New Jersey Turnpike have to cope every day with traffic jams, pollution and even the occasional deer.
They ran into a new obstacle Saturday as thousands of honeybees swarmed around their vehicles.
Bees swarm motorists on N.J. Turnpike
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reply posted on 23-7-2008 @ 11:36 PM by re22666
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so when you have a contract for millions of bees. who counts them all?
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reply posted on 23-7-2008 @ 11:44 PM by mr-lizard
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Erm...
Canada 1st july 2008
news.bbc.co.uk...
Not an isolated incident?
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reply posted on 24-7-2008 @ 01:04 PM by Anonymous ATS
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I'll bee happy to tell you why they're not in a more secure container. The bees will overheat and die, if they don't have ventilation. By the
way, that truck does look shabby, and at this point it probably is illegal, but keep in mind it's just been totalled. That typically doesn't bring
out the best in aesthetics.
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reply posted on 24-7-2008 @ 01:23 PM by Masterson
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Seems like there may be a pattern with this.
In addition, the continued release (accidental or otherwise) of commercial bees is sure to contribute to the situation reported here:
ScienceDaily (July 23, 2008) — Bees provide crucial pollination service to numerous crops and up to a third of the human diet comes from plants
pollinated by insects. However, pollinating bees are suffering widespread declines in North America and scientists warn that this could have serious
implications for agriculture and food supply. While the cause of these declines has largely been a mystery, new research reveals an alarming spread of
disease from commercial bees to wild pollinators.
From: Commercial Bees Spreading Disease To Wild Pollinating Bees
If the "Colony Collapse Disorder" is caused by a disease agent, as some have speculated, this could really cause a pandemic in bee populations, both
commercial and wild. That could cause serious food production difficulties.
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reply posted on 24-7-2008 @ 01:36 PM by smans
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I posted this ages ago...
move along but yeah good find.
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reply posted on 24-7-2008 @ 01:53 PM by Ggurl777
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SIX MILLION BEES!!!!!!!!! NO vegetable soup for me tonight....
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