One beekeeper who came to the rescue described a cloud of 'angry, confused and homeless' bees.
Most of the bees were safely corralled back to their hives thanks to a dozen beekeepers who answered calls for help from local police in Burlington, OntarioBeekeeper Michael Barber woke up on Wednesday morning to several calls from police looking for help after five million bees fell off a truck in Canada.
Mr Barber said he arrived to "a pretty crazy cloud of bees" who were "very angry, confused and homeless".The scene in Burlington, Ontario was unlike anything Mr Barber has experienced in his 11-year career.Mr Barber, who owns Tri-City Bee Rescue in nearby Guelph, said he first received the calls from local police at around 07:00 local time , informing him that there was an accident that resulted in bee hives being spread all over the road.
Mr Barber said the bees and their hives were scattered over a 400-meter radius. On nearby cars and mail posts some of the younger bees were clustering, which he said they do when they are seeking safety.Other bees, ones that were angrier and older, were buzzing around.
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