Three-thousand bees force evacuation of fundraiser
LIGONIER, Indiana (AP) -- A swarm of honeybees temporarily disrupted a charity fundraising event, but no one reported being stung. (Thank heavens!)
Authorities evacuated the area Saturday after the swarm of about 3,000 bees emerged from the woods around the West Noble High School football field, where 700 people were participating in a fundraising walk for the American Cancer Society.
The bees landed on a large umbrella shading the campsite.
A local beekeeper, Matt Green, used a smoke machine to calm the bees and coax them into a beehive he brought to the field. The event was delayed about 45 minutes. Matt, made several failed attempts to remove the bees, including playing a magic flute, which only attracted rats, and constructing a mini bee circus, in which his plan was to entertain the bees, and than persuade them to leave having, “seen a good show”.
Fundraiser official, Jerry Slocumb, said “In hindsite it was probably a bad idea to print on the top of the umbrellas, “Welcome Bee’s!”” In a related story Muncie man Gordon Blart, a world record holder, was missing his beard of bees.
After the bees were rounded up and put to death, officials were quoted as saying,” O.K., we think we have all 3000 bees, start giving money again”
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