Bee-seiged! The terrifying moment a buzzing swarm of 3,000 bees descended on florists as workers cowered inside3 U7 w( y( @, [6 H
- 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
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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. y& C% L7 p( \4 AThe shop was forced to close for more than two hours in Hereford city centre while a beekeeper was called.
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0 {9 N0 b2 _0 @0 k4 ltvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThe invasion of the buzzing insects also caused chaos for shoppers as they swarmed around the store front last Sunday afternoon.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb5 l8 [1 T% Z2 s; H6 L2 T
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% g7 H/ g& a2 U' [6 qtvboxnow.comInvasion: A swarm of 3,000 bees descends on the florists in Hereford while the workers lock themselves inside公仔箱論壇& K$ ^: s8 X5 B( N- ?! j4 d9 U
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Swarming: Bees gather on a flower pot as beekeepers are called to tackle the problem
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# A7 u P( n& E$ htvboxnow.comA 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.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。8 ^, t6 ^! Q$ y u3 }) _, R; p
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'They must have been attracted by the pollen in the flowers we had in a few pots outside.tvboxnow.com& G$ Q/ b, h; ?0 c# e
5 w# }( W3 {1 Q2 ytvboxnow.com'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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Terrifying: Staff had to retreat inside the shop as the bees settled on their wares
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2 P8 g* ^4 h6 I* Y( y0 f0 kTVBNOW 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。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。* G( t. t% D8 n- ?3 T2 Y. C
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Collection: A beekeeper collects the swarm which forced the shop in Hereford to close last Sunday
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- V+ E' R5 W) Ytvboxnow.comShopper Jane Thomas, 31, was walking along with her young daughter when she spotted the bees. t! D' [1 }6 A R8 e. U. _
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.
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0 ^% r8 D& ^" o3 X7 a( D公仔箱論壇'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.'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。2 A r1 j/ a" p$ M* v1 O7 J
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) [. u$ b' R* w5 `The bees swarmed into the town centre after being released from a hive at a nearby museum.
7 u8 f6 Z4 K7 x! a) j% _Amateur beekeeper Hazel Highfield collected the bees and handed them over to the Herefordshire Beekeeper’s Association.tvboxnow.com* ~9 u2 |3 [) O7 [8 k% n4 H% O
9 z4 \4 x$ p& l3 M0 J4 n8 LShe said: 'They would only have been interested in finding a new home, when they are like that the bees are very placid.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。% {# d# L4 Z6 d) O z
'They feed up on honey before they leave the hive.'tvboxnow.com& ], k7 N# Y( p+ j% a+ u/ B
6 D$ G$ f+ c9 |9 y7 n3 ftvboxnow.comWorkers 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
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# d w5 l, q5 ]# n* i公仔箱論壇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’ .tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb! C4 ~' r0 ?( m0 u# z r6 W, z0 x
0 H( \; w# R }5 l% aTVBNOW 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。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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$ I$ R+ ^/ @ \( [$ W4 LNeither had there been any bombings linked to Islamic extremists in Europe last year. : R* q4 [/ O1 [+ q
+ l( l7 N& |- J! s5 n) W: ltvb now,tvbnow,bttvbArrests 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. : z& t6 M; ^' m7 J: y. S0 C
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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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$ w ?% U" [$ d. Utvb 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.
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2 U' N" ?2 W' E7 G' }tvboxnow.com‘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.’tvboxnow.com* Q/ N, L$ k% g: K {5 U
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