Over a million bees swarm Florida highway after crash.

Florida Beekeeper Loses Over a Million Bees in Highway Accident

A Florida apiarist suffered a devastating loss when a truck collided with his vehicle, which was hauling over a million bees. The bees were on their way to produce honey when the accident occurred, causing more than a million of them to swarm the highway. Despite the potential danger, no injuries were reported.

The Aftermath of the Accident

The accident happened early in the morning on U.S. Highway 301 near the I-10 ramp in Baldwin. The beekeeper, Trent Padgett, was transporting his bees to a honey maker in the town of Lawtey when the collision occurred. The tractor-trailer was hauled away around 7 a.m. that morning, and the beehive company later loaded the undamaged hives onto another truck. However, many of the bees flew away from the scene of the crash, and between 25 and 30 hives were completely destroyed.

“A lot of bees got lost. A lot of them flew away,” Padgett said. “There’s a lot of dead bees on the highway that came from those boxes.”

Padgett estimated that he lost about $40,000 worth of bees in total, and the full cost of the damages is expected to reach up to $80,000. While the bees are not insured, he hoped that the tractor-trailer driver’s insurance would help cover some of the losses. “He was at fault,” Padgett claimed. “Hopefully, they’ll cover the damages. We’ll just have to negotiate.”

Similar Accidents

This unfortunate incident is not the first time that a truck carrying a unique cargo has caused a highway accident. In Wisconsin, a tractor-trailer overturned, spilling 20 tons of corn onto the highway. In Virginia, a truck carrying 20 tons of meatballs jackknifed, spilling its contents onto the road. In California, a truck carrying over 300,000 tomatoes collided with another vehicle, causing a chain reaction of crashes. And in Tennessee, a truck overturned, spilling gallons of Alfredo sauce onto the highway.

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