The veteran Cedar Hill fire chief quickly realized the couple involved in a rollover crash this past weekend wasn't traveling alone.
“I started noticing quite a few bees flying around the back of the vehicle,” Fire Chief Mick Fischer told KMOV.
There were more than a few -- maybe about 5,000 -- who were headed to a new home when their container was damaged in the wreck. Lucky for them, Fischer knew exactly what to do.
Turns out, he's been a beekeeper for 15 years. He went home, switched from his turnout gear to his protective suit. With his wife's assistance, the bees were enticed into a new container. He said they weren't aggressive at all.
He took the new container home and set it up by his own colonies. After a few days, he'll check to see if the queen is still there. If so, the owners will take it to their new home.
If not, he told reporters, the colony has the ability to genetically modify an egg to create a new queen
