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Stuck on the highway with a truckload of bees

8/18/2016

A daytime traffic jam strikes instant fear in a truck driver transporting bees.

If you read my last post, The strangest things buzz along on pallets, you learned that honey bees can come and go as they please from the hive boxes loaded on the truck. The exceptions are:

Bees will stay in boxes if they are moving
Bees will stay in boxes if the sun has gone down

I met a driver once that told me a hair-raising honey bee story. His true story is below.

When transporting bees, you don't want to be caught without a bee suit.

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The strangest things buzz along on pallets

8/11/2016

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Do you ever find yourself driving on the highway looking at all the different trucks stuffed with pallets. Do you wonder what they are carrying and where are they going? No? Just me? Try it sometime. It's fun.

In fact, try it right now. Take a look at this photo I snapped in traffic and take your best guess: