--- description: Thailand army declares coup, Woman escapes after 10 years in captivity, Facebook knows what you're watching on TV, and bees swarm a highway. title: BEES! Truck Dumps 20 Million Bees on Highway image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt306534b01f742c03/6986907dcd68488543094c63/delaware-bee-truck.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [U.S.](/section/us/) ## U.S. Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [The Brief](/tag/the-brief/) ## The Brief Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # BEES! 20 Million Bees Swarm Highway by [TIME Video](/author/time-video/) ## TIME Video Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close May 22, 2014 2:51 PM CUT  A beekeeper continues to collect bee hive containers scattered along I-95 near Newark, Delaware Wednesday, May 21, 2014. A beekeeper continues to collect bee hive containers scattered along I-95 near Newark, Delaware Wednesday, May 21, 2014.Suchat Pederson—AP by [TIME Video](/author/time-video/) ## TIME Video Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close May 22, 2014 2:51 PM CUT Here are the stories TIME is watching this Thursday, May 22: * [Thailand’s military](http://time.com/108719/thai-army-declares-military-coup/ "undefined") seizes control of the government, announcing a coup they had previously been denying. * A California woman captive for 10 years is [free](http://time.com/108314/kidnapped-california-woman-escapes-after-10-years-in-captivity/ "undefined") after she used Facebook to contact her sister. * Facebook will soon know what you [watch on TV](http://time.com/107923/facebook-shazam-song-id/ "undefined"). A new optional feature uses mobile device microphones to tag the shows you watch and the songs you listen to. * [Bees!](http://time.com/107596/driver-cited-after-delaware-highway-crash-bee-swarm/ "undefined") A truck carrying 20 million bees overturns in Delaware, creating a huge highway swarm. The Brief is published daily on weekdays. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/108884/thailand-coup-bees-highway/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/108884/thailand-coup-bees-highway/"},"headline":"BEES! 20 Million Bees Swarm Highway","datePublished":"2014-05-22T14:51:24.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T07:59:43.385Z","description":"Welcome to #theBrief, the four stories to know about right now—from the editors of TIME","url":"https://time.com/108884/thailand-coup-bees-highway/","keywords":["The Brief","California","Military","Bees","facebook","Thailand","TV","coup","Truck"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt306534b01f742c03/6986907dcd68488543094c63/delaware-bee-truck.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"TIME Video","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/time-video/"}],"articleSection":"U.S.","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt306534b01f742c03/6986907dcd68488543094c63/delaware-bee-truck.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"A beekeeper continues to collect bee hive containers scattered along I-95 near Newark, Delaware Wednesday, May 21, 2014.","caption":"A beekeeper continues to collect bee hive containers scattered along I-95 near Newark, Delaware Wednesday, May 21, 2014.","creditText":"Suchat Pederson—AP","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/us/","name":"U.S."}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/the-brief/","name":"The Brief"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/108884/thailand-coup-bees-highway/","name":"BEES! 20 Million Bees Swarm Highway"}}]}] ```