As a person with a series bee allergy, the news earlier this week that an 18-wheeler carrying approximately 20 million bees overturned on I-95 in Delaware, spilling the little stingers everywhere, was pretty terrifying.

"Whew, thank goodness it's so far away!" I thought, as I googled "how far can bees fly?" (Turns out to be only about 80 miles, FYI.)

But then, later in the day yesterday, I came across this story about a swarm in Williamsburg. Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Only a few miles from where ...
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