Bees swarm motorists on N.J. Turnpike

Summary

Drivers on the New Jersey Turnpike have to cope every day with traffic jams, pollution and even the occasional deer. They ran into a new obstacle Saturday as thousands of honeybees swarmed around their vehicles.

Story Published: Jul 19, 2008 at 11:07 AM PST

Story Updated: Nov 20, 2008 at 10:24 PM PST

Bees swarm motorists on N.J. Turnpike
CHERRY HILL, N.J. (AP) - Drivers on the New Jersey Turnpike have to cope every day with traffic jams, pollution and even the occasional deer.

They ran into a new obstacle Saturday as thousands of honeybees swarmed around their vehicles.

Turnpike Authority spokesman Joseph Orlando said the swarm came from a beekeeper's beehive that apparently fell beside the highway in Cherry Hill.

The Turnpike Authority was looking for its own beekeeper to deal with the problem.