A Beekeeping Odyssey: Bee Rescuers Answer the Call on Guelph Line
In August 2023, a routine morning turned into one of the most unusual bee emergencies in Ontario when millions of honey bees spilled onto Guelph Line in Burlington. A trailer carrying hives had toppled, releasing an estimated five million bees and scattering hive equipment across the roadway. For drivers, residents, and emergency responders, it was […]
Five Million Bees Fall Off a Truck in Canada
In August 2023, an unusual emergency unfolded on Guelph Line in Burlington, Ontario, when a truck transporting honey bee hives lost part of its load and released an estimated five million bees onto the roadway. For most people, that number sounds almost impossible to picture. But for beekeepers, it represented something very real: dozens of […]