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Title: Bees can't drive.
Post by: Understudy on December 05, 2006, 08:38:05 pm

I would not want to be in this kind of an accident.
http://www.salem-news.com/articles/december042006/beecrash_120406.php (http://www.salem-news.com/articles/december042006/beecrash_120406.php)

Sincerely,
Brendhan

Title: Re: Bees can't drive.
Post by: Cindi on December 07, 2006, 12:08:11 am

What a awful thing.  I sure hope that all the hives were fastened and battoned down, with no injury to the colonies.  I would imagine that they could take a pretty good tumble if they were all fastened up tight?  Or am I wrong?  Great day. Cindi

Title: Re: Bees can't drive.
Post by: Understudy on December 07, 2006, 02:02:35 pm

While they may have been tied down they didn't stay that way. They were all over the highway. And I doubt very much the bees were happy. Queens and colonies all tossed about. I don't think it was very good.

Sincerely,
Brendhan

Title: Re: Bees can't drive.
Post by: Cindi on December 08, 2006, 12:55:08 am

do you think that they would have ever become even close to finding their way back to their broken down colonies?  Maybe, they are simply amazing orienting machines. Cindi

Title: Re: Bees can't drive.
Post by: Understudy on December 08, 2006, 08:24:02 am

I think if they can find the queens they will minimize the damage. But something like that is pretty devastating.

Sincerely,
Brendhan

Title: Re: Bees can't drive.
Post by: Cindi on December 08, 2006, 09:19:39 am

I would love to find out what eventually became of all the chaos, wonder if they put a followup story.  Great day. Cindi