Millions of bees get loose after truck carrying 400 hives crashes in Texas: "Please remain indoors"
The owner of Moore Honey estimated that only about a quarter of the 408 hives would survive.
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The owner of Moore Honey estimated that only about a quarter of the 408 hives would survive.

Photos shared by Queen Bee Supply LLC, a beekeeping business in the area, showed the bees in dense clusters on nearby trees.

Residents of a Texas neighborhood were warned to remain indoors when a semi truck overturned and released an estimated 2 million bees into the road.

Accident was resolved fairly quickly and authorities said the bees were being transferred to local beekeepers

“Not something you ever want to see, but so nice to see beekeepers helping beekeepers.”
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