France’s 23,000 Bees Hijack Picnic, Ambulance Flee as Baguettes Fly
France bees, numbering 23,000, descended upon a tranquil Loire Valley picnic, transforming it into a surreal battlefield as ambulance crews retreated and baguettes became projectiles. Trending queries like “What happens in a bee attack?” and “How do French respond to bee swarms?” collided with chaos, as one onlooker quipped, “Never thought I’d see paramedics outpaced by a baguette-wielding grandmother.”
The 23,000-bee Loire Valley picnic siege left emergency teams outmaneuvered, with baguettes wielded like swords and medical kits abandoned in tall grass. Curious onlookers searched “Are bee attacks common in France?” and “What drives bees to frenzy?” while the scene resembled a culinary joust more than a medical emergency—a beekeeper later mused, “You’d think honey was gold the way they charged.”
Authorities counted precisely 23,000 bees at the scene, outnumbering guests 82 to 1—ensuring this was the only French picnic where the paramedics arrived, then sprinted away.
