Texas Crews Relocate Most of 24 Million Bees After 18-Wheeler Overturns
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Updated · Fox Weather · Jun 22
Texas Crews Relocate Most of 24 Million Bees After 18-Wheeler Overturns
3 articles · Updated · Fox Weather · Jun 22
Summary
Most of the roughly 24 million bees released when an 18-wheeler overturned in Orange County on Sunday have now been safely relocated, with cleanup stretching into Monday.
About 400 hives carrying 60,000 to 80,000 bees each spilled after the truck missed a turn, according to Queen Bee Supply LLC, sending swarms onto nearby trees and fences.
Local commercial and backyard beekeepers joined emergency crews to transfer surviving hives onto other trucks and move them to a local honey farm.
Residents near Colony Lane and Colony Drive were told to stay indoors and avoid the work zone while parts of the neighborhood remained shut down.
The bees were being hauled north to pollinate crops, and officials said sudden swarms are often focused on finding a new home rather than attacking, though stinging risks remain.