[dynachrome]

"Residents were urged to avoid the area and keep their distance by at least 200 yards."

200 yards is way too close.

[tlozo]

Journalists covering the unexpected incident were even targeted and stung by bees on the scene.

KOMO reporter Denise Whitaker revealed that she was stung by one of the many “aggressive” insects, even though she was approximately 300 yards from the truck.

[Magnum44]

It’s a sticky situation….

[Dacula]

I would be setting up Nucs and searching for the queens.

[enumerated]

Look out for bears - they love honey.

[ClearCase_guy]

[Samurai_Jack]

shipment for Wile E. Coyote

[Diana in Wisconsin]

“Residents were urged to avoid the area and keep their distance by at least 200 yards.”

Um, I’m not an Entomologist but I’m PRETTY SURE that bees can fly!

[Bratch]

[albie]

I read that bees can fly up to 20 mph. I’d stay 500+ yards away and continue to distance myself

[goodnesswins]

I heard this on news yesterday, and when they said 200 yatds I thought, how about a mile? sheesh.

[redshawk]

It could be worse. Could have been the ‘killer hornets’.

[lee martell]

Michelle O. asks: “Is that truly the best way we can describe 25 Million individuals? Labeling them all with the ‘B” word? Really?”

[Libloather]

Who makes sure the count is accurate?

[Bob434]

Oh great, we’ll never find em all! Lol

[csn vinnie]

Just a few thousand undocumented bees. What’s the big deal?

[plain talk]

[Ahithophel]

in a rural part of Whatcom County

Name a part of Whatcom County that isn't rural. For example, Point Roberts is inaccessible by car without first driving through Canada.

[Larry Lucido]

Nearest lawyer: Going to need 100,000 tiny neck braces over here!

[hellinahandcart]

It’s deja vu all over again!

[HartleyMBaldwin]

Sign says clearance to the twelve-foot line
But the beehives was stacked to thirteen-nine