12 September 2015 (14:54 UTC-07 Tango 01)/21 Shahrivar 1394/28 Dhu al-Qa’dah 1436/30 Yi-You 4713
For the third time in four months, millions of bees used by farmers were lost when a tractor-trailer rig flipped while driving through Idaho. (the first two times happened in June)
A pollen encrusted bee on a sunflower in Chubbuck, Idaho.
This time it happened near where I live, on Interstate 15. The bees swarmed and caused drivers in other vehicles to crash. A motorcyclist was stung on the head, causing him to crash. Then a tanker truck hauling sulfuric acid crashed into a car.
I find it interesting that as bees are so important to agriculture that three major accidents involving trucks hauling bees through Idaho happened in a four months period (one in Coeur d’Alene, northern Idaho. One near Arco, eastern Idaho, and now this latest one in Pocatello also in eastern Idaho).
The owner of the bees says most will die due to their hives being destroyed.
Mother Nature killing off Bees, Chickens & Turkeys!
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