250 million bees spilled as tractor-trailer overturns in Washington

Updated Jun 6, 2025

Some 250 million honeybees were spilled when a tract-trailer overturned in northwest Washington near the Canadian border late last week.

The spill occurred at about 4 a.m. Friday, May 30.

Some 14 million bees are said to have not been retrieved.

About two dozen beekeepers responded to help collect the bees.

The truck's driver was uninjured.