Bees take over bakery van
You may have heart the alarming stories that bees are disappearing around the world. Apparently it’s due to a protein problem, but in London scientists may have to think again:
I spotted some unusual activity on a white van parked at the top of my street (North London), only a few meters from a bakery. Dozens of bees were buzzing around, congregating at the back light of the van, where some damage had opened up a crack. I assume the crack gave the busy gatherers access to the interior, stacked with crates of honey soaked baklava, Danish pastries and other baking goods.
But the shock got bigger, when I walked around the side of the van, and discovered a moving curtain of bees “flowing” their way of the co-drivers side window to what looked like a new nest, just above the co-drivers seat!
As one elderly gentleman commented:
Bees are getting rare these days, those in the van will cost more than the van itself…
Check out the pictures for some bee-tastic swarming. I didn’t stay around for long enough to see what happened when the driver/owner returned, but the van was gone the next day.
