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Truck accident on a highway in Washington state releases 14 million bees

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122105) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 27 Jun

A tractor trailer truck that was involved in Whatcom County in Washington state that was carrying more than 70,000 pounds of honeybee hives that rolled over on Friday May 30 that caused more than 14 million bees to swarm around...

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Interesting Facts About Bees

celticeagle @celticeagle (189823) • Boise, Idaho 7 Feb 25

I love honey. I enjoy seeing bees zooming around doing their jobs. I thought I would check out what is being done recently with bees and here is what I have found: * In 2017 the United Nations designated the 20th of May as World...

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Half of Bee Colonies Lost Last Year

LindaOH @LindaOHio (222293) • United States 23 Jun 23

48% of bee colonies were lost in the last year ending April 1, 2023. Parasites, pesticides, starvation and climate change were the main reasons for the losses. A 21% loss over winter is acceptable; but it was much higher this...

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