2026-06-23T06:21:00-0400 / 哥伦比亚广播公司新闻
官员表示，一辆载有约400箱蜂箱的半挂卡车侧翻后，数百万只蜜蜂逃进了得州的一个乡村社区。
得州奥兰治县的应急人员在周日上午封锁了该区域的道路，并警告居民留在家里，同时工作人员正着手卸载卡车并尽可能抢救剩余蜂箱。该县位于休斯顿以东，与路易斯安那州接壤。
“请留在室内，”奥兰治县应急管理部门在社交媒体上写道，“一辆载有蜂箱的18轮卡车侧翻，该区域出现大量蜜蜂。”
目前尚无蜜蜂蜇伤或严重受伤的即时报告。官员尚未确认蜂箱所有者的身份。
附近“蜂后补给”店的老板克里斯蒂·雷表示，当地三四家养蜂企业的志愿者于周日前往事故现场提供帮助。
“他们就是会互相帮忙，这就是养蜂人的行事风格，”雷说，“养蜂社群是很棒的集体。”
该公司发布了一则[https://www.facebook.com/queenbeesupplyllc/videos/1310425234624834]和多张现场照片，画面显示养蜂人正携手抢救蜂箱。
2026年6月21日，一辆载有约400箱蜂箱的半挂卡车侧翻，数百万蜜蜂逃进了得州奥兰治县的一处乡村社区。克里斯蒂·雷/“蜂后补给”店 供图/美联社
据该电视台报道，哥伦比亚广播公司下属 affiliate 台KDFM的一名摄影记者尽管被蜇伤，仍拍下了视频。
“摩尔蜂蜜”店老板克里斯·摩尔带着儿子和几名员工参与了救蜂行动，但他估计408箱蜂箱中仅约四分之一能够幸存。他表示，这主要取决于事故后有多少蜂王存活下来。
像这样的损失对养蜂企业的潜在影响取决于养蜂场的规模。摩尔指出，蜂箱所有者不仅会损失蜂箱，还会损失它们本可创造的收益。
“损失惨重，”摩尔说，“一次损失这么多，无论何时都是重创。”
大型养蜂场将蜂箱运往全美各地，为加州等地的农业提供商业授粉，并追随南部和中西部的开花季生产蜂蜜，这种情况十分常见。
摩尔称，事发时这批蜂箱仅在前往北达科他州的路上行驶了数英里，卡车司机拐错了弯，驶入了一条狭窄的社区道路，在试图通过一个急弯时挂车侧翻。
其他当地养蜂人已放置诱捕箱以收集剩余的 stray 蜜蜂，但摩尔表示，这些昆虫可能需要一段时间才能完全离开该区域。
“我们感谢所有人的耐心与配合，工作人员正努力安全解决这起事件，”奥兰治县应急管理部门在社交媒体上写道。
2026年6月21日，一辆载有约400箱蜂箱的半挂卡车侧翻后，蜜蜂现身于得州奥兰治县的一处乡村社区。克里斯蒂·雷/“蜂后补给”店 供图/美联社
今年4月，一辆满载蜜蜂的卡车在田纳西州诺克斯维尔附近相撞，导致州际公路交通受阻。
去年，华盛顿州北部一辆载有7万多磅授粉蜂箱的牵引挂车侧翻后，约1400万只蜜蜂出逃。
Millions of bees get loose after truck carrying 400 hives crashes in Texas: “Please remain indoors”
2026-06-23T06:21:00-0400 / CBS News
Millions of honeybees escaped into a rural Texas neighborhood after a semitrailer carrying about 400 hives tipped over, officials said.
Emergency officials in Orange County, Texas, shut down roads in the area Sunday morning and warned residents to stay in their homes while crews worked to unload the trailer and salvage as many hives as possible. The county is located east of Houston and borders Louisiana.
“Please remain indoors,” Orange County Emergency Services wrote on social media. “An 18 wheeler carrying beehives has turned over and there is a heavy presence of bees in the area.”
No bee stings or serious injuries were immediately reported. Officials haven’t identified the owner of the hives.
Christie Ray, who owns nearby Queen Bee Supply, said volunteers from three or four other beekeeping businesses in the area went to the crash scene Sunday to help.
“They just help each other, that’s what they do,” Ray said. “The beekeeping community is a great community.”
The company posted a https://www.facebook.com/queenbeesupplyllc/videos/1310425234624834 and multiple images from the scene, showing beekeepers working together to salvage the hives.
A semitrailer carrying about 400 beehives toppled over, allowing millions of bees to escape into a rural neighborhood in Orange, Texas, on June 21, 2026. Christie Ray/Queen Bee Supply via AP
A photojournalist from CBS affiliate KDFM also captured video despite being stung , the station reported.
Chris Moore, owner of Moore Honey, along with his son and several employees, joined the effort to help the bees, but he estimated that only about a quarter of the 408 hives will survive. It mostly depends on how many queens remain alive after the crash, he said.
The potential impact on a beekeeping business following a loss like this depends on the size of the apiary. Moore pointed out that the keeper is losing not only the hives but also the revenue they could be generating.
“It’s a big loss,” Moore said. “Any time you lose that many in one shot, it’s a big loss.”
It’s common for large beekeeping operations to move hives around the country to provide commercial pollination for agriculture in places like California and to follow blooming seasons throughout the South and the Midwest for honey production.
The hives that crashed Sunday had only traveled a few miles on a trip to North Dakota when the truck driver took a wrong turn and ended up in a neighborhood with narrow roads, Moore said. The driver was trying to navigate a tight corner when the trailer fell over.
Other local keepers have put out catch boxes to collect remaining strays, but it will likely take a while for the insects to clear out of the area, Moore said.
“We appreciate everyone’s patience and cooperation as crews work to safely resolve this incident,” Orange County Emergency Services wrote on social media.
Bees are seen after a semitrailer carrying about 400 beehives toppled over, allowing millions of bees to escape into a rural neighborhood in Orange, Texas, on June 21, 2026. Christie Ray/Queen Bee Supply via AP
In April, a crash involving a truck full of bees slowed interstate traffic near Knoxville, Tennessee.
Last year, about 14 million bees escaped after a tractor-trailer carrying more than 70,000 pounds of pollinator hives rolled over in northern Washington state.
