Giant swarm of bees forces RAF aircraft to divert after landing on airbase
Thousands of bees disrupt airbase as they arr-hive on Lincolnshire runway
A swarm of about 2,000 bees caused havoc as they chose to gather right in the spot where an RAF plane tried to park up.
Perhaps confused by the fact that that base, RAF Cranwell in Lincolnshire, uses Beechcraft King Air B200 planes, the swarm settled briefly on the runway, diverting aircraft and creating a bit of a buzz.
A member of the 45(R) Squadron, which trains military crews to fly, flight and operate on the front-line, caught the scene on Monday on camera.
The Squadron's twitter account today posted: "Yesterday we had a visit from a #QueenBee and her 2,000 troops to see the King Air and @OC32Sqn. It caused havoc."
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Adding: "There were a LOT of bees. We had to divert parking aircraft to avoid disturbing them."
Last month thousands of bees following a woman's car for two days, and last week a huge swarm descended on a Yorkshire woman's garden.
Swarming is the natural means of reproduction of honey bee colonies.
When they are swarming the bees are essentially harmless and are generally unlikely to sting.
If you see a swarm contact a beekeeper immediately, who will be able to remove it and keep the bees alive.
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