Wednesday, July 20, 2011

The Buzz in Idaho

"Truck spills 14 million bees on Idaho highway" July 12, 2011
ISLAND PARK, Idaho—Cleanup crews in Idaho have finished clearing honey and an estimated 14 million bees that got loose after a delivery truck overturned on a highway.

Fremont County Sheriff deputies say several workers were stung during the first few hours of the cleanup Sunday.

And some observers told The Post-Register about seeing a strange black cloud and roaring noise above the spill area before realizing it was a massive swarm of bees.

Authorities say a truck was hauling the bees from California to North Dakota....

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"Is it only a coincidence that this malady appeared shortly after genetically altered crops (GMO) were grown extensively? Honey bees started experiencing “colony collapse disorder” at that same time."