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Truck transporting 12 million bees overturns in Canada watch!

news.bbc.co.uk — A truck transporting 12 million bees has overturned on a road in Canada, causing problems for motorists.

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  • shadowsurfr1, on 07/03/2008, -17/+4Oh snap. That sucks.
    • spidoman, on 07/03/2008, -1/+4BEES!?
    • ausfahrt, on 07/03/2008, -4/+1In most cases a very lame comment thus it is being dugg down but i think in this situation it fits.
    • yeahaboutthat, on 07/04/2008, -0/+3Wouldn't have been so bad except that closely following the bee truck at the time was a bus full of kids on their way to allergy camp. What a tragedy.
  • dtd00d, on 07/03/2008, -20/+7Dugg for "lorry."
    • rentmitchum, on 07/03/2008, -1/+1Hugh Lorry. yes I know how it's spelled
  • screwy3333, on 07/03/2008, -14/+69I wonder who regrets riding there bike to work ?
    • Terr01, on 07/03/2008, -9/+3I Love Bees.
    • 801NvizioN, on 07/03/2008, -0/+10I wonder who regrets working.
    • bbtrev, on 07/03/2008, -1/+32I wonder who regrets spelling "their" incorrectly. Boo for ***** grammar!
    • mfratz, on 07/03/2008, -0/+25*their
    • TheChunt, on 07/03/2008, -1/+36They're, their, there
      They're all good words in their own right
      But they get missused here and there
    • bigd063, on 07/03/2008, -3/+2I wonder who regrets beez.
    • matrixbandit, on 07/03/2008, -1/+5So this is what happened to all the missing bees?

      "In a tragic turn of events, 12 million bees died today in what is being billed as the deadliest motor vehicle accident ever recorded"
  • harmoniousfist, on 07/03/2008, -20/+1wait, why is this news? i thought bees were the good guys!

    /hippie
  • htan, on 07/03/2008, -4/+71when reported on the news here in ontario i found it absolutely hilarious when they said "anyone who's allergic to bees is advised to stay away from the area"
    • jburka, on 07/04/2008, -0/+1Don't see why this hilarious. Have you ever seen someone with an allergic reaction to a bee sting? They actually closed the TCH and diverted traffic around the spill for everyone's safety.
  • AnOMNOMymous, on 07/03/2008, -10/+1Something about that video was really surreal...
    • deinem, on 07/03/2008, -0/+5I think it was the million bees...
    • PhonicUK, on 07/03/2008, -1/+11It was the lack of commentary. We are so used to a guy speaking over news articles that it's weird without them.
    • MtheoryX, on 07/10/2008, -0/+1lack of filler music? lack of words of impending doom? lack of fear, no matter where you live?

      That's because this isn't from Fox News.
  • digitalMessiah, on 07/03/2008, -7/+8I used to love helping out as a beekeeper. You have bees flying all over you and the key is to stay calm. It is very surreal indeed.
    That was quite a mess to deal with out there.
  • Bokista, on 07/03/2008, -12/+5Bunch of hosers, eh?
  • MorganMghee, on 07/03/2008, -11/+68Problems for motorists? MOTORISTS?!! There is a global bee die off going on, we can't get people to pick the freakin fruit or till the soils, do you think we're going to get them to hand pollinate the food crops? Those bees were more valuable than gold...
    • TwiztOG43, on 07/03/2008, -14/+2calm down, dont get your panties in a bunch.
    • Terr01, on 07/03/2008, -15/+3"Those bees were more valuable than gold..."

      Sarcasm? Can't tell.
      • Jennefah, on 07/03/2008, -2/+10Good luck pollinating your crops with gold.
      • MorganMghee, on 07/03/2008, -4/+0Not sarcasm, look it up.
      • aladrin, on 07/03/2008, -1/+7Good luck buying your groceries with bees.
      • TheStrongForce, on 07/03/2008, -1/+5Good luck pollinating your groceries with crops.
      • fydo, on 07/03/2008, -1/+6Good luck pollinating your bees with groceries.
      • stklaw, on 07/03/2008, -0/+5Good luck buying your bees with pollen.
      • KableKiB, on 07/03/2008, -0/+4Good luck buying your groceries with with gold bees.
      • Terr01, on 07/03/2008, -1/+1@Morgan: Can't find it.

        So if you'd please post me the think showing that one pound of honeybees is worth more than one pound of gold...?
      • swicken, on 07/04/2008, -1/+2@Terr01: You have a different idea of worth then I do. When all of the bees die you can buy tons of things you don't need with that pound of gold you have, only none of it will be food.
      • Terr01, on 07/04/2008, -0/+2Swicken: Oh spare me. You may want to look up the phrase "marginal value". You're saying when ALL THE BEES DIE. That's like saying WHEN ALL EARTH'S OXYGEN IS GONE.

        You might as well say "Oxygen is worth more than gold". And yes, in *certain situations* anyone would gladly trade a pound of gold for a pound of oxygen.

        But in any real-world sense, no, oxygen is not more valuable than gold.

        Similarly, in any real-world sense, no, a pound of commodity-level bees is *not* more valuable than a pound of gold. There's good odds that'll still be true even if you restrict gold to it's industrial applications.

        Your entire argument is based on the idea that the pound of bees in question are the last bees in existence, which is absurd.
    • gn0stik, on 07/03/2008, -4/+8Really, Where are all the dead bees? Funny thing about this "die off".... No Carcasses. Nobody knows where the bees are going. Oh, you also forgot to mention, that most of those bees that have "died off", are farm raised bees like these.

      Oh, and it's kind of stupid to imply that the lives of the motorists who may be allergic is not important in comparison to these bees who were likely unhurt, for the large part.
      • Terr01, on 07/03/2008, -1/+2Well, there are things out that eat bee carcasses.
      • jpop, on 07/04/2008, -0/+1Well, I'd say we know where 12 million of them went. Beenappers!
      • bigredsk10, on 07/04/2008, -1/+0So long and thanks for all the fish!
      • gn0stik, on 07/07/2008, -0/+2terr01 CCD (Colony Colapse Disorder) is a well studies phenomena. Nobody knows what's causing it.

        There is no predator that simply eats 12,000 bees in one sitting without touching the honey.

        Several bee keepers have reported watching a disoriented queen bee just get out of the hive and fly away with all of the other bees.

        They don't suck the honey out of the hive, they don't uncap the pupae, nothing. They just leave everything behind.

        All they know is that it has something to do with the queen wigging out.

        Some have speculated that it's radio frequencies messing with their heads, as colonies that have been stable for years just vanish by the hundreds when a new cell tower is erected. Others think it's mites, or some disease that only effects queens. NOBODY KNOWS for sure.

        The RF thing is easy enough to test though. Just build a faraday cage around the hive.
    • graemee, on 07/03/2008, -0/+1It actually is the main highway, the Trans-Canada Highway. Lots of cars & trucks this time of the year.

      http://www.cbc.ca/canada/new-brunswick/story/2008/ ...

    • smartsalman, on 07/03/2008, -1/+310 bucks this guy/girl has watched the bee movie :|
    • bRUTALkANOODLE, on 07/03/2008, -2/+3Actually the bees are leaving earth to avoid the coming dalek invasion of earth. Can't wait till saturday.
      • sysop073, on 07/04/2008, -0/+1"Don't be so daft....not all of them" :D
    • whodathunk, on 07/04/2008, -0/+1quick! sell your oil futures, buy bee futures instead.


  • Innisskillin, on 07/03/2008, -6/+141What's all the buzz about?
    • Dylson, on 07/03/2008, -15/+5HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA I GET IT!!!!
    • fruscianteisgod, on 07/03/2008, -14/+3i see what you did there
    • YancyFryJr, on 07/13/2008, -11/+4That's horrible.
    • Privil3g3, on 07/03/2008, -17/+7absolutely shameful.














      *clicks digg button*
    • Indierocka, on 07/03/2008, -2/+14Well it seems like this could bee something that causes people to break out in hives.
    • reddog093, on 07/03/2008, -3/+14None of your beeswax.
    • DarkReign16, on 07/04/2008, -0/+6You clever bastard.
    • nwoantibody, on 07/04/2008, -0/+3*****, first thing, I read beer, and then I read your message, and I read booze...
      Wtf is wrong with me...
      Anyone else?
    • mentor, on 07/04/2008, -0/+1Covered in BEES!

      I hope Henry Winkeler wasn't nearby...
  • wfiupublicradio, on 07/03/2008, -1/+39not nearly as cuddly as last weeks puppy truck incident
    • Dylson, on 07/03/2008, -5/+3Were there 12 million puppies on board? I didn't think so.
    • deflective, on 07/03/2008, -0/+1cuddly? i'm sure you meant messy.
    • cdigioia, on 07/03/2008, -0/+4But less bloody, so I'm sure it all works out in the end.
  • staffell, on 07/03/2008, -5/+48Well that was the most boring video I've ever seen.
  • Synova, on 07/03/2008, -2/+11So that's where all the bees are going...
  • goblindegook, on 07/03/2008, -3/+29The mystery of the disappearing bees is solved: they're all getting killed in road accidents.
  • rootsm3, on 07/03/2008, -13/+3Those Canucks are acting like a bunch of Americans. Get your acts together!
  • jordanleegauci, on 07/03/2008, -2/+5"Ouch. Ouch. Ouch."
  • NathanCH, on 07/03/2008, -3/+13The video was inspiring. Great journalism. =/
    • KableKiB, on 07/03/2008, -0/+5Compared to most stuff these days it was A1
      • defectDS, on 07/05/2008, -0/+1You rate journalism on a scale of steak sauce?
  • footfwd, on 07/03/2008, -1/+9On a side note, i bet the amateur didnt' get paid for this video, milllllions of people will see it.
    BBC has a terrible reputation for not paying for " handouts." Balls to that.
  • Zincyams, on 07/03/2008, -2/+57In Canada, bees come in trucks.
  • PocchieTheMan, on 07/03/2008, -12/+2***** THING SUCKS
  • 0Xonox0, on 07/03/2008, -14/+5lol Canadians.
  • credential101, on 07/03/2008, -0/+31Johnny Knoxville and Bam Margera should totally coat themselves in honey and go running through there.
    • Cyberbladewolf, on 07/03/2008, -1/+6We can only pray they're allergic.
  • Dylson, on 07/03/2008, -7/+2Who drives that truck? What drove him to want to be the driver of 12 million bee's?
  • iDoraemon, on 07/03/2008, -4/+3There will be stings.
  • mrsneakypat, on 07/03/2008, -1/+20Someone cue Chris Farley.
    "BEEEEEEESS!!!!"
    • Roget, on 07/03/2008, -3/+4Hmph. He just lays there motionless. Someone try cueing him again.
    • veijeri, on 07/03/2008, -0/+6"Your firearms are useless against them!"
  • kweee, on 07/03/2008, -2/+13That's gotta sting.
  • Xihix, on 07/03/2008, -12/+6OH ***** CANADA IS *****
  • banderwocky, on 07/03/2008, -5/+17That's right. All your bees are belong to us.
  • nico623, on 07/03/2008, -9/+1ITS THE KILLAH BEES LAZLOW !!!
  • SEGA4life, on 07/03/2008, -16/+1"Honey look out"..

    "hey look out honey"...

    "STOP calling me Honey dude"

    "No Look on the road it's Honey."
  • barl0w, on 07/03/2008, -12/+7Dugg for story on bees. I've been doing my part and keep 4 beehives in my backyard now. Beautiful creatures - take a look on my flickr: http://flickr.com/photos/barl0w/2618812855/
  • PlattiJ, on 07/03/2008, -3/+2They will never be able to find them all.
  • oveedrx, on 07/03/2008, -6/+0wow late story, seen it a couple of days ago
  • nem0, on 07/03/2008, -5/+5Can 12 million bees tip over a truck? I'm surprised it didn't just fly away.
  • luap119, on 07/03/2008, -5/+1How would you go about explaining this one to your boss...

    "Uhhh... yea, I had a little accident."
  • rodrigorules, on 07/03/2008, -9/+4at least it wasnt 12 million lolcats

    http://www.hockeydrunk.com/images/2007/11/lolcat_t ...
  • OSXpert, on 07/03/2008, -5/+3According to Dr. Who, many bees are actually aliens and they decide to leave earth when they realize something bad is about to happen to it...
  • thomjwalker, on 07/03/2008, -6/+5unbeelievable!
  • haruuii, on 07/03/2008, -9/+1Only in Canada
  • wildfire, on 07/03/2008, -4/+1Billy Bee better get busy nutting off some honey.
  • YancyFryJr, on 07/13/2008, -4/+1Sounds like something from a cartoon.
  • aserer511, on 07/03/2008, -6/+1Sounds like a sticky situation!
    Ba-bum-ch!
  • pstroll, on 07/03/2008, -5/+0Well I guess I shouldn't complain about the server crash I worked on this morning ...
  • benroy, on 07/03/2008, -2/+8Fortunately the accident was cause by a collision with another truck carrying Black Bears. The situation should really just take care of itself.
    Oh, except for the bears wandering the motorway.
    • bakajojo, on 07/04/2008, -0/+1And the bears getting stung by the bees...
  • lukbut, on 07/03/2008, -5/+1scary
  • bobajoba, on 07/03/2008, -4/+0That's gotta suck.
  • mlerner, on 07/03/2008, -7/+2Oh beehive!
  • shaherazad, on 07/03/2008, -4/+1So that's where all the bees have gone...
  • Borgcube636, on 07/03/2008, -2/+7The internet is not something you can just dump bees on, it's not a big truck
  • LokitheComplex, on 07/03/2008, -1/+15Police have set a honey trap

    /I am deeply ashamed
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