Bee-seiged! The terrifying moment a buzzing swarm of 3,000 bees descended on florists as workers cowered inside& f; p1 U1 c4 D
- Shop worker says 'sky was turned black' by the invasion of bees
- Store was shut for two hours while a beekeeper was called to tackle swarm
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This is the dramatic moment a swarm of 3,000 bees descended on a florists as workers hid inside.
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' I( k) f7 m i/ zThe shop was forced to close for more than two hours in Hereford city centre while a beekeeper was called.
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! t6 f' T" Q5 u* y7 k- Z& ~公仔箱論壇The invasion of the buzzing insects also caused chaos for shoppers as they swarmed around the store front last Sunday afternoon.2 V( s5 a+ w0 Y4 |4 ]" @2 ~
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Invasion: A swarm of 3,000 bees descends on the florists in Hereford while the workers lock themselves inside
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Swarming: Bees gather on a flower pot as beekeepers are called to tackle the problem( ^: |. k# I; I# g8 j; W$ N
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A shop worker at Sarah Jane’s Joy of Flowers said today: 'It was pretty scary, one minute the sky was blue and it was sunny outside, the next the front of the shop was covered in a black swarming cloud of bees.
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'They must have been attracted by the pollen in the flowers we had in a few pots outside.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb+ _' Q1 Z8 [7 w% ]) }
o6 i: t7 n" J) {0 ]'Other shoppers had to run across the street to avoid them, luckily I don’t think anyone was stung and a beekeeper arrived after a couple of hours and removed the swarm in a box.'
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: v) s5 Z2 z- _) atvb now,tvbnow,bttvbTerrifying: Staff had to retreat inside the shop as the bees settled on their wares
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Tackled: A beekeeper collects the bees and later handed them over to the Herefordshire Beekeeper¿s Association
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4 P4 H( k z7 l+ b5 vCollection: A beekeeper collects the swarm which forced the shop in Hereford to close last Sunday9 M- E+ c2 V6 l& {6 y
" O* Y/ P' p0 Q1 r) j公仔箱論壇Shopper Jane Thomas, 31, was walking along with her young daughter when she spotted the bees.
0 R$ a e# h' x5 W! ~+ E2 qtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbShe said: 'I couldn’t believe my eyes when I saw it, I got us straight over the other side of the street when I realised what was in front of us.
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'I suppose it makes sense that they’d head for a florist but you don’t expect to see a big swarm of them in the middle of a high street.'
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The bees swarmed into the town centre after being released from a hive at a nearby museum.
! E) F! K% X6 ^! p3 \( ~3 ~$ yAmateur beekeeper Hazel Highfield collected the bees and handed them over to the Herefordshire Beekeeper’s Association.
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- x0 H, u) r1 n3 t7 S# |She said: 'They would only have been interested in finding a new home, when they are like that the bees are very placid.
% I3 O, C, S9 a'They feed up on honey before they leave the hive.'
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! @2 {( @- z3 }% `Workers at Thorntons chocolate shop in nearby Leominster were forced to cower inside for two-and-a-half hours after 2,000 bees built a nest in the doorway last July.5.39.217.76) {* M6 W( c2 ?7 I& q, T
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& _" @' V! o# M( V; Y& p5 rSwarm: Shoppers fled across the road after spotting the bees gathered outsidetvb now,tvbnow,bttvb- F; V( i# d' C7 a
5 @/ Z+ \' [% [7 @/ mBees and wasps 'kill more people in Britain than Al-Qaeda do'公仔箱論壇: P# W. @8 ]& Y& l4 _; z+ R
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Terrorism kills fewer people in the UK than bees and wasps, according to a report by the government’s terrorism watchdog.
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An annual report by the Independent Reviewer of Terrorism Legislation acknowledged the threat from Al Qaeda and its affiliates as a genuine one, but it said the menace of terror had lessened in recent years and should not be’ overstated’ .
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David Anderson QC said that there had not been a single injury in the UK by a terrorist since the stabbing of a Labour MP two years ago. tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb3 ?3 A8 }3 P3 ^4 K$ U3 T
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Neither had there been any bombings linked to Islamic extremists in Europe last year.
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In a section of the report that considers if the risk for terrorism is overstated Mr Anderson writes: ‘During the 21st century, terrorism has been an insignificant cause of mortality in the United Kingdom.
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4 L! X1 W u/ _3 v+ `( r% R. m K5.39.217.76‘The annualised averge of five deaths caused by terrorism in England and wales over this peiod compares with total accidental deaths in 2010 of 17,201. TVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。. K* }) r$ b3 g, f) S6 U1 z
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‘This included 123 cyclist killed in traffic accidents, 102 personnnel killed in Afghmistan, 29 people drowned in the bath tub and five people killed by hornets wasps and bees.’% b: B# z- z% E5 E8 T
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