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Swarm of bees attacks construction crew in California, killing one worker
While prepping a site for a paving job in Riverside, California, earlier this week, a construction crew was swarmed and stung by hundreds of bees, killing one of the workers. According to a report from the Riverside Press-Enterprise, 49-year-old worker Douglas Queen was killed when he and two other men at the site came across and […]
August 5, 2015
Workforce
Worker stung by bees more than 100 times on Arizona jobsite
If the scorching Arizona summer heat and the rest of the dangers inherent to construction weren’t enough, a crew in Scottsdale recently had to contend with an angry swarm of bees. According to The Arizona Republic, firefighters responded to an early morning call placed by a construction crew on July 14. Upon arrival of the […]
July 24, 2015
Roadbuilding
Millions of bees on the loose after truck crashes
Wow. Talk about a swarm. After a truck carrying as many as 20 million honey bees overturned on highway in Delaware, the insects were released and swarming in droves. Beekeepers had to relocate the bees and hives before the truck could be moved. CNN reports that this was the first time in 14 years that […]
May 21, 2014
Home
Bees on backhoe a buzzkill at Toronto construction site
Construction workers at Toronto’s Union Station experienced an odd disruption Wednesday when a colony of urban honey bees swarmed their jobsite, according to The Toronto Star. Thousands of bees swarmed the site, where a revitalization of the century-old Toronto subway station is underway, before settling on a backhoe. Toronto Transit Commission spokesman Brad Ross said […]
June 27, 2013
Roadbuilding
Washington airport launches bee-saving program
Sea-Tac Airport in Washington State has launched a new program to help honey bees repopulate, according to KOMO News. The program places a dozen hives in the far corners of the runways of the airport, which has 853 daily flights. Bob Redmond, who is spearheading the program, said the bees don’t pose any threat to […]
June 7, 2013
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