US EditionMillions of Honeybees Abuzz After Truck Overturns in Washington State
- About 250 million honeybees escaped after a semitruck carrying 70,000 pounds of hives overturned near Lynden, Washington, on Friday morning.
- The overturn likely resulted from the driver failing to navigate a tight turn, though exact cause remains unclear, and the driver was uninjured.
- Local deputies, public works employees, bee experts, and over two dozen beekeepers responded to recover, restore, and reset the displaced hives.
- Deputy Matt Klein described being covered in bees and reported stings to beekeepers and deputies, while officials advised the public to avoid the area within 200 yards.
- The effort aims to save as many bees as possible since honeybees pollinate over 100 crops vital to the food supply amid long-term declines of pollinators.
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