Saturday, April 25, 2015

BELLEVILLE BEES, THE COMPANY THAT LOST MILLIONS OF BEES IN I-5 CRASH, WILL NEED TO RENT HIVES











Beekeepers along with firefighters and WSDOT workers attempt to clear the freeway of bee hives that spilled off of a semi truck along northbound Interstate 5 on Friday, April 17, 2015 north of Seattle. The truck had just merged onto Interstate 5 around 3:30 a.m. Friday when it tipped on its side, dumping its load of 448 hives. The driver was not hurt, but the bees became more active as the sun rose and the weather warmed, and Seattle television stations reported that firefighters sprayed a layer of foam on some of the boxes, killing the bees for safety. (Mark Mulligan /The Herald via AP)

APRIL 21, 2015

BELLEVILLE, WASHINGTON

The company that lost millions of honey bees in a semi crash on Interstate 5 last Friday will have to "rent" more hives to fill orders from local farmers. 

But Belleville Bees in Burlington plans to have bees pollinating blueberry bushes and cabbage before the critical pollination period closes for farmers.  

They don't expect any customers will lose harvest as a result of the crash.  

The Washington State Patrol is still investigating the driver of the truck.   They have until Friday to issue a citation for the accident.