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The Whatcom County Sheriff's Office said the truck was carrying more than 70,000 pounds of honey bee hives when it rolled over Friday on Weidkamp Road, between Loomis Trail and West Badger roads.
A buzz-worthy story is unfolding in Whatcom County, where 14 million bees escaped after a commercial truck carrying about 70,000 pounds of honey bee hives lost part of its load early Friday.
Some 14 million bees spilled over on a rural Whatcom County road on May 30. Beekeepers are calling for an "emergency plan" that could lead to faster responses.
The hives came off the truck, freeing an estimated 14 million honey bees, and master beekeepers are on scene to assist in re-hiving them. The public is advised to avoid the area by at least 200 ...
A wild incident that happened just over the B.C.-U.S. border, about an hour from Vancouver, involving tens of millions of bees, has a happy ending. According to the Whatcom County Government, on ...
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