SHEFFIELD, England -- There was a hive of activity on Sunday afternoon, as a car parked at an England plaza was covered in bees.
The Mitsubishi Outlander was buzzing, as a swarm of bees rested on the boot and side of the car.
Tom Moses, a Discovery Ranger for the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park was driving through the area, when he spotted the bees and called for help.
“I was a little worried, as the car was parked near some pubs, that someone would come and do something silly. So, I wanted to make sure the bees were looked after," he said.
Driver Carol Howarth, 65, was amazed when the swarm flew onto her car with up to 20,000 of the insects covering the boot, and stayed with her for 28 hours.
Beekeepers and passers by helped get most of the bees off her car.
However, as she drove off, hundreds more of the bees followed her two miles home.
"It was incredible really," Howarth said. "I've never seen anything like it - it just goes to show the power of nature."
A rescue squad managed to capture the first swarm in a bee-keepers box, with some set backs.
“The bees started going into the box, and we were hoping the queen was in there, but then a sudden gust of wind blew the box off the car, and the lid came off and all the bees came swarming out again," Moses said. “It’s safe to say I got stung quite a few times.”
When Howarth arrived home with more bees on Monday, she called the beekeepers again.
"One theory was that the queen was trapped in my car and the swarm were following her," she said. "But they couldn't find the queen anywhere so I've no idea if that was right."
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