A swarm of bees have landed on one of Cardiff city centre's busiest streets on Wednesday afternoon. Pedestrians on St Mary's Street in the Welsh capital city spotted the mass of bees on the pavement near the street's bars and restaurants.
The bees were soon coned off but remained on the pavement in the sunshine. According to the British Beekeepers Association, most honey bee swarms are not aggressive but they advise people to keep away and leave them alone. Honey bee swarming is natural and usually happens when the bees are looking for a new home.
A swarm of bumblebees are also best left alone, says the association, as they are valuable pollinators, with some being endangered. This isn't the first time a swarm of bees have landed in Cardiff.
In May, a swarm of bees landed on a car in Cardiff after the hive was taken over by a younger female bee. The swarm settled on the back of a white Seat parked in Bute Street and almost entirely covered the back window.
A swarm of bees also landed on a Mini in Duffryn, Newport, which also took place in May. According to experts, most swarms occur on warm sunny days from May to the end of July. For more city news, sign up to our Cardiff newsletter
Bee keepers have a saying which goes: "A swarm in May is worth a load of hay; a swarm in June is worth a silver spoon; but a swarm in July is not worth a fly", which means the later in the year it is, the less time there will be for bees to collect pollen from flowers in blossom.
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