{"id":1923143,"date":"2023-05-03T01:26:32","date_gmt":"2023-05-03T05:26:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/more-than-a-million-bees-swarm-florida-highway-after-overnight-crash\/"},"modified":"2023-05-03T01:30:17","modified_gmt":"2023-05-03T05:30:17","slug":"more-than-a-million-bees-swarm-florida-highway-after-overnight-crash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/more-than-a-million-bees-swarm-florida-highway-after-overnight-crash\/","title":{"rendered":"Over a million bees swarm Florida highway after crash."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmore-than-a-million-bees-swarm-florida-highway-after-overnight-crash%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1923143&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Florida Beekeeper Loses Over a Million Bees in Highway Accident<\/h2>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<h3>The Aftermath of the Accident<\/h3>\n<p>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 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/joe-biden-50-years-of-lies-and-gaffes\/\" title=\"Joe Biden: 50 Years Of Lies and Gaffes\">tractor-trailer<\/a> 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.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-bczRLJ dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-2 hxNyjp itaLjB\">\u201cA lot of bees got lost. A lot of them flew away,\u201d Padgett said. \u201cThere\u2019s a lot of dead bees on the highway that came from those boxes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>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 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/more-than-a-million-bees-swarm-florida-highway-after-overnight-crash\/\" title=\"Over a million bees swarm Florida highway after crash.\">tractor-trailer driver\u2019<\/a>s insurance would help cover some of the losses. \u201cHe was at fault,\u201d Padgett claimed. \u201cHopefully, they\u2019ll cover the damages. We\u2019ll just have to negotiate.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>Similar Accidents<\/h3>\n<p>This unfortunate incident is not the first time that a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-numerous-illegal-immigrants-dead-after-getting-in-car-crash-while-running-from-cops\/\" title=\"BREAKING: Numerous \u2018Illegal Immigrants\u2019 Dead After Getting In Car Crash While Running From Cops\">truck carrying<\/a> a unique cargo has caused a highway accident. In Wisconsin, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tractor-trailer-spills-20-tons-of-corn-onto-wisconsin-highway\/\" title=\"Tractor-Trailer Spills 20 Tons Of Corn Onto Wisconsin Highway\">tractor-trailer overturned<\/a>, 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 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fuel-truck-explodes-in-haiti-killing-more-than-50-people\/\" title=\"Fuel Truck Explodes In Haiti, Killing More Than 50 People\">truck overturned<\/a>, spilling gallons of Alfredo sauce onto the highway.<\/p>\n<p>If you want to stay up-to-date on the latest news, download the <b data-stringify-type=\"bold\"><a class=\"c-link\" href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-stringify-link=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\" data-sk=\"tooltip_parent\" aria-describedby=\"sk-tooltip-7429\">Daily Wire app<\/a><\/b> today!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Florida apiarist was bee-reft of over a million bees after a truck slammed into him while hauling his hives. More than a million bees swarmed a Florida highway Tuesday when a tractor trailer collided with another truck hauling more than five million of the insects on their way to produce honey. 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