Utah highway shut after 20m bees escape from lorry

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-15439754

Now that is a major case of CCD!

Happens to often over there.

It's the sheer scale of the operation that shocks me. On the assumption that all the trucks carried about the same number of hives, that would be 73,000+ hives.

James

Happens to often over there.

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Indeed, just scroll to the bottom of the story.

Bobster

JamezF said:

It's the sheer scale of the operation that shocks me. On the assumption that all the trucks carried about the same number of hives, that would be 73,000+ hives.

James

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they've obviously rebuilt to pre ccd numbers -I know that a few years ago they were toted as the largest operation in the world with 80000+ colonies.

I may be wrong but I think tiredness has a lot to do with it ?
I wonder if US truckers have the same hours restictions as the UK and is it monitored as keenly ?
VM

victor meldrew said:

I may be wrong but I think tiredness has a lot to do with it ?
I wonder if US truckers have the same hours restictions as the UK and is it monitored as keenly ?
VM

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Yes they are very tightly regulated and checked often and the penalties are severe. My ex is a US truck driver. I often had to listen to him going on about this subject lol

anyone think it might have something to do with being locked in a confined space with your wife for 36 hours. i can see two ways it could have gone and neither makes for good concentration.

kazmcc said:

Yes they are very tightly regulated and checked often and the penalties are severe. My ex is a US truck driver. I often had to listen to him going on about this subject lol

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Cupid as a lot to answer for