Approximately 250 million bees swarmed the Washington State city of Lynden after the truck transporting them overturned. As a result, beekeepers are fighting to save millions of bees to make them re-hive.

According to the Whatcom County Sheriff’s Office (WCSO), the incident took place on Friday, May 30, at around 4 a.m. On Weidkamp Road, in the area between Loomis Trail Rd. and W. Badger, Berthusen Park, a truck carrying 70,000 pounds of honey bee hives, all of which contained live bees, overturned.

As a result, at around 9 a.m., the hives came off the track. Left loose, approximately 250 million bees managed to escape. WCSO deputies, Whatcom County Public Works, and bee experts responded to the scene, with Weidkamp Road set to be closed for 48 hours while authorities and beekeepers deal

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