[VIRAL] Swarm of Bees Followed Grandma's Car In Effort to Find Queen Bee

May 26, 2016 06:37 AM EDT | Jane Smith

Carol Howarth, 65 years old, was on her way home when she noticed a swarm of what seems to be comprised of at least 20,000 insects at the boot of her silver Mitsubishi Outlander.

Mrs Howarth said on Tuesday that she had "never seen anything like it." Howarth said that one theory was that the bees followed her to save the queen bee trapped inside her car.

"One theory was that the queen was trapped in my car and the swarm were following," Carol said. "But they couldn't find the queen anywhere so I've no idea if that was right," she added.

"Apparently bees can swarm at this time of the year and it is a very strong instinct for them to follow the queen."

"I still don't really understand why because they couldn't see the queen anywhere. Perhaps they just like the heat of my car."

This was the second time that she sought the help of the beekeepers who removed the swarm for good.

The event first started when Howarth parked her car in the town center of Haverfordwest, West Wales. She was on her way to go shopping during lunchtime on Sunday, May 22, when it happened.

According to Telegraph, the swarm of bees gathered around the boot of her car causing a spectacular view for the passers-by. A number of pedestrians stop by the area to take pictures of the sight.

Pembrokeshire Coast National Park ranger Tom Moses, 41, was the one who called the attention and raised the alarm after spotting the swarm on the car parked outside the Three Crowns pub in Haverfordwest.

Moses then got hold of two members of Pembrokeshire Beekeepers' Association who responded immediately.

It took a total of three beekeepers, a national park ranger, and several members of the public to capture and contain the bees inside a cardboard box while Mrs Howarth was busy doing shopping.

"It was spectacular. I was driving through when I spotted the big brown splodge," he said.

"A lot of people were really amazed by it, cars were slowing down and people were taking pictures of it.

"I was a little bit concerned, with it being in the middle of town outside a pub, that someone might do something stupid and get hurt or do something stupid and hurt the bees," he said.

"As I drove past I noticed this big brown splodge on the back of a car. I had seen swarms before settle on things like this but never one as large as this. It was quite a thing to see - certainly a 'wow' moment," he added.

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