A brave beekeeper scooped up a swarm of the insects with her bare hands in a busy town centre to stop them swooping on passers by.
Molly Earl was called out to the colony which had descended on a post.
She rushed to scene and managed to calm the bees using a mister.
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Then, after locating the queen, she proceeded to use unprotected hands to transfer them to a box.
She said it was a more gentle technique and reduced the risk of the bees flying off.
It happened in Newquay, Cornwall, as reported by Whats The Jam.
Molly said: “What a day, what a swarm.
“Right on a busy road, high footfall on a post outside some busy shops.
“I cooled the colony with a slight mist of bee syrup and water which reduced the flightiness and managed to find the queen on the surface after an amount of searching.
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“Once she was inside, the bees were easily scooped very gently in after her.
“They respond well to gentle movements.
“As it was on a busy road with lots of footfall, I didn’t want to disturb the cluster and create lots of flying bees.
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“Using my hands as opposed to scraping them in or just using a bee vac gave them a chance to still all hold together in clumps and give them the ability to gently walk into the new catch hive.
“I have been working with bees for 10 years, so I am used to not wearing gloves for swarms.
“It gives added dexterity to be able to hand pick the queen from the surface of the cluster without harm.
“After the queen was in the new box and with her pheromones on my hand, the bees were very accepting of this transfer method and it’s one I prefer.
“It’s the quickest way and really important to reduce flying bees in such a populated area.
“I received zero stings and answered lots of questions from passers by.
“Everyone was glad to see them removed and off to a new home, away from busy streets.”
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