Honey I'm home: 5,000-strong bee swarm appears in Surbiton garden

Surbiton.com: May 11, 2016 - 10:45am

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@EllieCambridge

A swarm of about 5,000 bees surprised a Surbiton family when it settled on a tree in their front garden.

The bees arrived in Heidi White's garden on Friday, May 6, and her family initially thought it was a swarm of wasps.

A number of swarms were reported in Kingston and Richmond last year, with one descending on the Ace of Spades roundabout. Bees can swarm when they lose their queen, either when she deliberately splits the hive or if she dies. Without anything to protect the bees then swarm. When they are swarming the bees are essentially harmless and are unlikely to sting. If you see a swarm contact a beekeeper immediately, who will be able to remove it and keep the bees alive.

http://www.surreycomet.co.uk/news/kingston/14485078.Honey_I_m_home__5_000_strong...

Surrey Comet | Kingston

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