Bee-seiged! The terrifying moment a buzzing swarm of 3,000 bees descended on florists as workers cowered inside ( T% ~6 f# q6 K# q$ u
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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb8 t M7 M4 o2 O
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The shop was forced to close for more than two hours in Hereford city centre while a beekeeper was called. v {/ M& W. S- E0 zwww2.tvboxnow.com + S6 K1 e1 K7 D7 K* x! z) c' Z5 aThe invasion of the buzzing insects also caused chaos for shoppers as they swarmed around the store front last Sunday afternoon. ) f m- ]/ ` k4 v/ u. d , m( l, A6 J6 p/ r8 D/ Awww2.tvboxnow.com & y4 ]5 x( O5 x7 ^) b8 b' yInvasion: A swarm of 3,000 bees descends on the florists in Hereford while the workers lock themselves inside 3 f, U6 ^. Y5 }% jwww2.tvboxnow.com7 s P" }2 o( i* I4 ^& V- n# K tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb/ o3 C W6 Q7 K, _5 h
Swarming: Bees gather on a flower pot as beekeepers are called to tackle the problem公仔箱論壇- b: E9 X8 \! K$ q! [8 B4 M
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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. 7 _2 R. s- v7 C5 Z6 U公仔箱論壇tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb+ s# F& ?2 Z: Y9 I
'They must have been attracted by the pollen in the flowers we had in a few pots outside. 3 E7 k& t4 `7 c" W* u* e" Btvb now,tvbnow,bttvb # Q! m5 |, ?# O& @" V8 b# _'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.' 4 f5 ^* F7 u) t$ n9 b9 C8 a3 I1 Q; D 6 j1 O5 |: M4 L# S8 m) R" ~/ ~ B公仔箱論壇Terrifying: Staff had to retreat inside the shop as the bees settled on their wares 1 V7 V. C' A& a* m: ?& u: Hwww2.tvboxnow.com公仔箱論壇9 J6 d: O3 }/ z% R7 w; t c4 F# }; T3 r0 h公仔箱論壇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。0 ^3 K) ], T3 t: Y' n1 P9 c
! k7 P7 f: X3 d+ m2 v 7 o ]# C5 S# p' ^; ywww2.tvboxnow.comCollection: A beekeeper collects the swarm which forced the shop in Hereford to close last Sunday * I* ~) Z! \. h8 N9 S5 S! `1 [www2.tvboxnow.com / K p, D1 H* C# a+ c0 ZTVBNOW 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。Shopper Jane Thomas, 31, was walking along with her young daughter when she spotted the 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。/ Y/ A O$ [# C; X0 a- U7 X0 A
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.% r9 {4 \0 Q: A* `
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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.' ' P- b5 }# I7 |; swww2.tvboxnow.com 3 l! U- M, g/ F1 W0 @ ! H4 ]; f7 i2 D F& v/ M! ]9 YThe bees swarmed into the town centre after being released from a hive at a nearby museum. 2 m7 R+ S8 s3 r+ |tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbAmateur beekeeper Hazel Highfield collected the bees and handed them over to the Herefordshire Beekeeper’s Association./ V. C# k' L. y4 }, ]
. b' C: ]3 B0 T: A$ b7 `* _: QTVBNOW 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: 'They would only have been interested in finding a new home, when they are like that the bees are very placid. 1 c) l3 R' w |0 L. `'They feed up on honey before they leave the hive.' + N+ e8 V) Y) [8 K% N/ _4 ?! M % c {4 r) X5 o) r; k; qTVBNOW 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。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.公仔箱論壇 m) J6 W1 ^/ X8 F/ O7 H5 y( {
( `9 {+ U Z& i$ q* m: X9 ?& G公仔箱論壇 0 A! Q; |5 ]+ jtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbSwarm: Shoppers fled across the road after spotting the bees gathered outside # u- g0 Y9 X ETVBNOW 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; X5 U" p9 I5 b8 c" g! F0 vBees and wasps 'kill more people in Britain than Al-Qaeda do'. [$ o$ ~( p3 e7 w, v
" ?% G9 V- L' f r) \' ?tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbTerrorism kills fewer people in the UK than bees and wasps, according to a report by the government’s terrorism watchdog. " b2 K5 ]6 M H/ Z1 c D) F4 U公仔箱論壇) p) m( ]6 Q3 g. D1 g# q8 H4 n2 Y
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. d8 f. K; c8 K* `6 t
$ ^) _1 W! e8 f0 a" ^公仔箱論壇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. 9 y* B$ a# y8 p- OTVBNOW 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。 4 ^* p# i8 H- y: h7 vNeither had there been any bombings linked to Islamic extremists in Europe last year. 6 ]7 d# x! z5 U2 G6 FTVBNOW 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; P& [$ k; f' l" x& ~6 ?7 V
Arrests 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. 9 W, U* |/ {+ m' q9 Z
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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. - U _# u: ?6 R, t4 c/ ~! T+ Ytvb now,tvbnow,bttvb' T1 ]( M6 |- \* \, G1 i- N
‘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. tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb, O0 \+ W- i: K* _2 ]
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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.’www2.tvboxnow.com! @) a) E1 ~8 w. h7 r6 n; I
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