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Title: Bee Va Las Vegas
Post by: DonAsoka on December 16, 2004, 10:17:49 am
Hola Friends and fellow Forumositos.. check this one out.. ouch
http://www.kesq.com/Global/story.asp?S=2698140
Title: Bee Va Las Vegas
Post by: Barny on December 16, 2004, 10:26:56 am
Bet that was one heck of a swarm!
Title: Bee Va Las Vegas
Post by: Anonymous on December 16, 2004, 02:54:56 pm
We are getting the snow ball story here.
Last night on the NBC local station there were 50,000 bees. this morning on the ABC local station there were 5 Million bees, During the noon report. During GMA, ABC's morning New they said 9 million bees.
We were also told that a bee recovery team was called in but at noon they said all the bees had been killed.
Why call in a recovery team then kill all those bees?
The links, story leaves a lot to be desired I feel in the way of real information.
 :D Al
Title: Bee Va Las Vegas
Post by: Jerrymac on December 16, 2004, 02:59:42 pm
It takes a while to count all those bees. Then they move on you and you have to start over.

How many hives on the truck and how many bees per hive do you think?

They took what probably seemed quicker and easier and wiped them out.
Title: Bee Va Las Vegas
Post by: Anonymous on December 16, 2004, 03:19:08 pm
Quote from: trail twister

The links, story leaves a lot to be desired I feel in the way of real information.
 :D Al


Here's a more recent account of the story, along with a photo:

http://www.cnn.com/2004/US/12/16/bee.spill.ap/index.html
Title: Bee Va Las Vegas
Post by: Horns Pure Honey on December 16, 2004, 06:00:15 pm
That is so sad. Yup lets just kill em with water and get along with are life. I cant stand it when people always take the easy way out. 12 million bees, that is professional there. Some day I plan to have 500 hives so that is close, there where 480 hives on the truck. So sad :cry: . bye
Title: Bee Va Las Vegas
Post by: TwT on January 02, 2005, 04:07:37 am
Here a good pic i found of the wreck


 FROM ABOVE

(http://media.bonnint.net/ksl/1/145/14598.jpg)