There was a rumor in the air on Friday in the northwest of the state of Washington, since some 14 million bees escaped a commercial truck that overturned.
The truck that transported approximately 70,000 pounds (31,751 kilograms) of bees of bees shot around 4 am PT near the Canadian border near Lynden, Washington, just south of Abbotsford, BC, the Office of the Whatcom County Sheriff said in publications on social networks.
It seems that the driver did not sail through a tightened turn well enough, which caused the trailer to reach a ditch, said the spokesperson for the emergency management of the county, Amy Cloud, in an email. The driver was not injured, Cloud said.
The deputies, the employees of Public Works of the County and several experts in bees responded to the scene. The cash hives then left the truck, and local beekeepers swarmed to help recover, restore and restore hives, according to the Sheriff’s office.
A commercial truck that transported more than 30,000 kilograms of bees hives rolled around 4 am local time on Friday near Lynden, Washington, just south of Abbotsford, and millions of bees were accidentally released. Whatcom’s County Sheriff of the County Sheriff released a video of the Buzzy scene.
The plan is to allow bees to return to their hives and find their queen bee on the next day or two, according to the Sheriff’s office. The goal is to save as many bees as possible.
“Thanks to the wonderful community of beekeepers: more than two dozens were presented to help ensure that the rescue of millions of pollinating honey bees is as successful as possible,” said the position of the Sheriff’s office.
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The public was advised to avoid the area on Friday, and Sheriff agents submerged in their squad cars sometimes to avoid being bitten.
Bees are crucial for food supply, pollinating more than 100 crops, including nuts, vegetables, berries, citrus and melons.
Bees and other pollinators have been decreasing for years, and experts blame insecticides, parasites, diseases, climate change and lack of diverse food supply.
In 2015, 14 million bees escaped from a truck north of Seattle in interstate 5 and began to paint people.
