A man drove for 40 miles with thousands of bees let loose in his truck after they escaped from their containers.

Man takes road trip with thousands of bees in his van

Man takes road trip with thousands of bees in his van

Wallace Leatherwood , a builder from North Carolina, is a keen beekeeper and after spending £122 per box of the honey-making insect, he wasn't ready to let them fly free before reaching his destination, but wasn't fazed by them swarming in the cab of his van.

He said: ''I didn't have any shady place to sit them, when I came out, (one of the boxes) was black with bees, and there were bees everywhere. I thought, well, I don't know what to do.

''I didn't want to lose my bees. They were $165 (£122) per box.''

And when he was stuck in traffic, he took the opportunity to record a video of the buzzing activity.

In the clip, which has gone viral, he jokes: ''The girls are out, we've got a problem. Houston, we have a problem!''