In the last month thousands of bees have swarmed through the city centre of Zagreb. One swarm was thought to have had approximately 25,000 bees in it. Beekeepers were summoned, and concluded that the small creatures, which worldwide have recently been dying out and are directly linked with producing around 35 percent of the planet's food, were merely looking for a new place to inhabit.
The bees in question are grey bees (mellifera carnica) and are particularly harmless to humans.... |