A truck carrying hives of bees overturned near the Canadian border late last week, unleashing approximately 14 million honeybees onto the road and surrounding areas.
"If you're a local beekeeper, or an apiarist, or whatever you are, and somebody calls you and says, 'Hey, we've got a huge spill,' that's your shining moment," KIRO host Jake Skorheim said. "You've got to show up to something like that. You've got to go help the local authorities, because cops are not made to hunt for bees."
June 3rd, 2025, 08:13 pm
Highlights - The Jake Skorheim & Spike O'Neill Show
Local beekeeper analyzes the great bee-scape after 14 million bees got loose
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Published June 3rd, 2025, 08:13 pm
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A truck carrying hives of bees overturned near the Canadian border late last week, unleashing approximately 14 million honeybees onto the road and surrounding areas.
"If you're a local beekeeper, or an apiarist, or whatever you are, and somebody calls you and says, 'Hey, we've got a huge spill,' that's your shining moment," KIRO host Jake Skorheim said. "You've got to show up to something like that. You've got to go help the local authorities, because cops are not made to hunt for bees."
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Highlights - The Jake Skorheim & Spike O'Neill Show
Jake Skorheim and Spike O'Neill host The Jake and Spike Show on KIRO Newsradio 97.3 FM.