Bee-seiged! The terrifying moment a buzzing swarm of 3,000 bees descended on florists as workers cowered inside
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- Store was shut for two hours while a beekeeper was called to tackle swarm
By Rob Cooper
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, z y4 P" l, N# K8 ktvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThis is the dramatic moment a swarm of 3,000 bees descended on a florists as workers hid inside.
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The shop was forced to close for more than two hours in Hereford city centre while a beekeeper was called.
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The invasion of the buzzing insects also caused chaos for shoppers as they swarmed around the store front last Sunday afternoon.公仔箱論壇 G8 I/ z' Q4 o3 L9 [. B5 x
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: s7 }7 S9 C& ?6 } fInvasion: 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
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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.
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, X( A- W8 [7 Itvb now,tvbnow,bttvb'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.' 5.39.217.76; z8 i8 C5 h( D) L3 N
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Terrifying: Staff had to retreat inside the shop as the bees settled on their wares公仔箱論壇" |& P6 X: p r' ?5 f
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Tackled: A beekeeper collects the bees and later handed them over to the Herefordshire Beekeeper¿s AssociationTVBNOW 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。* \' n# e# N0 J: s
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Collection: A beekeeper collects the swarm which forced the shop in Hereford to close last Sunday公仔箱論壇; v! b$ [6 v; ^( ?4 A" o
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Shopper Jane Thomas, 31, was walking along with her young daughter when she spotted the bees.9 W' a& P/ ]7 O* e `
She 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.( W+ e* W' c5 _. ~
9 U) {' x8 ]. o9 }7 @" G" ~! ntvb now,tvbnow,bttvb'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.': J* h" {( [" D/ M
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The bees swarmed into the town centre after being released from a hive at a nearby museum.
! Z0 R4 y+ S7 b% T9 S: h3 hAmateur beekeeper Hazel Highfield collected the bees and handed them over to the Herefordshire Beekeeper’s Association.
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She said: 'They would only have been interested in finding a new home, when they are like that the bees are very placid. I1 Q$ [' h* C3 G$ z* K# T
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# A0 @+ X% \! X; e Z5.39.217.76Workers 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.
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Swarm: Shoppers fled across the road after spotting the bees gathered outside公仔箱論壇; J9 i& N1 [8 l0 l) N9 k3 q- _4 E
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Bees and wasps 'kill more people in Britain than Al-Qaeda do'
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0 @% P) i* Q5 Mtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbTerrorism kills fewer people in the UK than bees and wasps, according to a report by the government’s terrorism watchdog.
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5 s+ g$ j1 G2 y0 l( O( F. s NTVBNOW 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。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’ .: I1 z1 Y8 V9 \! t
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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.
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Neither had there been any bombings linked to Islamic extremists in Europe last year. 5.39.217.761 H5 |$ f7 b- Q4 R: D2 a
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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. tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb6 C! \: a6 v2 O* ]
7 x% _" i+ `, i! Y5 j( dtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb‘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。# i, m b* \3 C4 `0 E
+ w- v# H: ^. S, G @5.39.217.76‘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.’
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