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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.
Their chances of survival are high based on the rural location of the accident, the time of year, and the observed behavior of the swarms.
After a truck carrying hives tipped over early Friday, about 14 million honeybees swarmed and stung Whatcom County sheriff’s ...
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Whatcom County Sheriff’s deputies are asking people to avoid Weidkamp Road as a semi truck carrying bees overturned, and there is concern for potential bee escape and swarming.
We talked with a beekeeper who was on scene after millions of bees spilled out of a semi-truck crash site in Whatcom county on Friday. He gives us a better look at what those beekeepers experienced.
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