Unbee-lievable moment swarm of 10,000 bees descend on car
THIS is the moment a car dealership was all of a buzz - after 10,000 bees swarmed on one of its prized motors.
Approximately 10,000 bees swarmed onto the car
The huge swarm descended on Bel Royal Motors in Jersey on Monday afternoon and made a bee-line for a Mazda 6.
Over about ten minutes, the insects had workers stunned into stillness.
Alan Osmand, the company's managing director, said: "They arrived within the space of about ten minutes.
The swarm dispersed a couple of hours after beekeepers were called
I reckon there were probably about 10,000 of them
"I reckon there were probably about 10,000 of them.
"People saw them and were quick to hurry past."
Beekeepers were were called to deal with the situation on the tiny channel island.
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The bees were said to have dispersed within a couple of hours.
Swarming - the process by which a queen and a large number of worker bees leave a hive to form a new colony - is common during this time of the year.