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A swarm of bees covered the rear quarter of this Mitsubishi Outlander.(Photo: Courtesy of Tom Moses)
SHEFFIELD, England -- There<span style="color: Red;">*</span>was a hive of activity on Sunday afternoon, as a car parked at an England plaza<span style="color: Red;">*</span>was
covered in bees.
The Mitsubishi Outlander was buzzing, as a swarm of bees rested on the boot and side of the car.
Tom Moses, a Discovery Ranger for the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park was driving through the area, when he spotted the bees and called for help.
“I was a little worried, as the car was parked near some pubs, that someone would come and do something silly.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>So, I wanted to make sure the bees were looked after," he said.
Driver Carol Howarth, 65, was amazed when the swarm flew onto her car with up to 20,000 of the insects covering the boot, and stayed with<span style="color: Red;">*</span>her for<span style="color: Red;">*</span>28 hours.
Beekeepers and passers by helped get most of the bees off her car.
However, as she drove off,<span style="color: Red;">*</span>hundreds more of the bees<span style="color: Red;">*</span>followed her<span style="color: Red;">*</span>two miles home.
"It was incredible really,"<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Howarth<span style="color: Red;">*</span>said.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>"I've never seen anything like it - it just goes to show the power of nature."
A rescue squad managed to capture the first swarm in a bee-keepers box, with some set backs.
“The bees started going into the box, and we were hoping the queen was in there, but then a sudden gust of wind blew the box off the car, and the lid came off and all the bees came swarming out again," Moses said.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>“It’s safe to say I got stung quite a few times.”
When<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Howarth arrived home with more bees on Monday, she called the<span style="color: Red;">*</span>beekeepers again.
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"One theory was that the queen was trapped in my car and the swarm were following her," she said. "But they couldn't find the queen anywhere so I've no idea if that was right."
Follow Sam Kurtz on Twitter:<span style="color: Red;">*</span>@WTSamKurtz<span style="color: Red;">*</span>
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