Bee-seiged! The terrifying moment a buzzing swarm of 3,000 bees descended on florists as workers cowered inside 0 V9 p7 K7 l$ c4 Ltvb now,tvbnow,bttvb
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
By Rob Cooper公仔箱論壇& G7 N+ X; N- Z- V. J, h- ?3 Q
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This is the dramatic moment a swarm of 3,000 bees descended on a florists as workers hid inside. 1 Z4 D2 \* \9 t) F+ ^- a公仔箱論壇 $ A) Z; Y- x& N$ L# z: R5.39.217.76The shop was forced to close for more than two hours in Hereford city centre while a beekeeper was called.5.39.217.76* U' W% ]2 w& }$ u& n- S
6 l( l/ ]* I6 j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.5 A8 Y+ o& k4 Y7 W3 [) T
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Invasion: A swarm of 3,000 bees descends on the florists in Hereford while the workers lock themselves inside5.39.217.768 }0 v- l0 G1 l6 l% c0 u
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Swarming: Bees gather on a flower pot as beekeepers are called to tackle the problem公仔箱論壇1 M5 a" m5 [! V9 v% Q' @; E% a
" c4 x/ ~- d: u# A9 [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。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. 4 b1 b; r' q, {% Itvb now,tvbnow,bttvb 0 s& r: ^2 ^' Y5 f6 [' T$ ^3 B) pTVBNOW 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。'They must have been attracted by the pollen in the flowers we had in a few pots outside.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。" l! f7 R M) {" h
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'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.' + M& Y+ l& G) I `' h
) X/ V/ Q8 R- ?公仔箱論壇 ) P) k* ~9 R/ n8 \4 i, Htvb now,tvbnow,bttvbTerrifying: Staff had to retreat inside the shop as the bees settled on their wares 9 _$ S/ I& N* MTVBNOW 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。 , i1 Y! P& Q [; h8 u0 M6 p: |5.39.217.76 ' x! ~3 t7 N b/ w, \! vTackled: A beekeeper collects the bees and later handed them over to the Herefordshire Beekeeper¿s Associationtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb/ C- R6 z" h7 d8 P: E" B1 T- T
& T/ f/ q4 I1 N$ J5.39.217.76 4 `3 v' L2 l" a$ z' tTVBNOW 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。Collection: A beekeeper collects the swarm which forced the shop in Hereford to close last Sunday ' s/ \$ v, J ^- l/ n: l5.39.217.76 ' _# T+ F4 ~* \4 Z1 a5.39.217.76Shopper Jane Thomas, 31, was walking along with her young daughter when she spotted the bees. 4 a% W; [4 r6 c7 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。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.5 Y/ p( x8 ?. H% s
: k+ Q4 X8 N3 |) xTVBNOW 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 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.'5.39.217.76) w% X( {3 p* \3 @8 w; N6 E
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。, e" H8 Q; v0 U
6 j( ^/ x5 o9 I# q# mTVBNOW 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。The bees swarmed into the town centre after being released from a hive at a nearby museum.5.39.217.763 y! N& t$ B+ T6 o& v. m3 q" j
Amateur beekeeper Hazel Highfield collected the bees and handed them over to the Herefordshire Beekeeper’s Association. t* g$ \6 W m& l; ]6 otvb now,tvbnow,bttvb ) O Y, I% [4 [( l6 l; ?% R' V公仔箱論壇She said: 'They would only have been interested in finding a new home, when they are like that the bees are very placid.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb; K. u: W! g" g) @6 n; r! A( F
'They feed up on honey before they leave the hive.' : U( v' s8 I- n, J' I 8 v- ?3 E v2 v' e1 V6 O$ V, f公仔箱論壇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. & D4 f1 H. R+ P. \: p, {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。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。3 f& k9 B& x* t2 B & Z! Q" n# L: D5 Ytvb now,tvbnow,bttvbSwarm: Shoppers fled across the road after spotting the bees gathered outside , F. A' s: o* d( X; H8 l# T( \ X9 b6 t9 S( x! R! v% }, wBees and wasps 'kill more people in Britain than Al-Qaeda do' + P" T# G9 v7 Y, ?- gtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb0 B8 ]2 c" v" D/ s# `7 {6 P, C2 }
Terrorism kills fewer people in the UK than bees and wasps, according to a report by the government’s terrorism watchdog.# Q! K7 i/ r# s8 N! z
/ K6 m* k" C0 VAn 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’ . 2 }3 |2 Q* A. Dtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb . z/ {6 D6 ?: E8 o5 y& ~0 b( aDavid 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. ( F2 M# P0 i* [( P3 k8 h# V! s6 P6 ttvb now,tvbnow,bttvb ; N! _; u& C9 ^( c: F9 ?/ {公仔箱論壇Neither had there been any bombings linked to Islamic extremists in Europe last year. tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb2 Y; J& g! p2 G! h4 K
' k+ _) \- a6 q& n. KArrests connected to alleged terror plots were at a record low since the 9/11 attacks, with 121 out of a total of 1.4 million arrests in the most recent year. ' C0 I$ q4 K% n3 dTVBNOW 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。% a, ^- v" l: c5 T4 O
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. ; G0 E6 U# s2 J$ _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。) @* ~* g# T N' M2 Q" M3 m6 ]4 {
‘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. & c+ F/ l! Z6 {7 r O& x$ a4 S' k7 K
a- D$ s- f/ r/ g/ x+ |# g% _tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb‘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.’ & X6 F7 Y9 \/ F, o5 Q5 Z/ b" P7 O1 N0 D+ j/ j 作者: newjade8 時間: 2012-6-29 08:48 AM
早前北美發現大批蜜蜂消失 因而担心農作物生長受影响 看來不用担心了作者: 地獄天王 時間: 2012-6-29 09:19 AM
看來是大規模的蜜蜂遷移,不然不會突然出現這麼多生物的。而且,基本是只要是那些蜜蜂原來生存的地方出現突變才會的,看來是氣候的問題了作者: 930510 時間: 2012-6-29 10:19 AM