A car targeted by thousands of bees in Normandy

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In Le Havre (Seine-Maritime), thousands of bees decided to take a break… on a car, last Friday.

The image of insects covering a Peugeot 2008, broadcast by a beekeeper called to the rescue, and spotted by

, hit the bull's eye on social networks.

It was Brice Carron, firefighter in the Norman town and self-employed at the head of “Bribees apiculture”, who intervened to dislodge “this cloud of bees” which had not chosen the most suitable habitat.

Why did the queen decide to land there?

He ignores her, possibly evoking “the heat of the sheet metal of the car” which could have attracted her.

"We are in the midst of swarming, the natural model of reproduction for colonies: the queen, accompanied by the foragers (the swarm) leaves the hive to rebuild a new habitat elsewhere and lay eggs", explains Brice Carron, contacted by

.

“They move from point to point, until they find a place”

“It is a process that allows the regeneration and multiplication of their population.

They then move from point to point, until they find a place,” he explains.

Friday was therefore a Peugeot.

If you come face to face with a colony, "don't panic", nevertheless insists Brice Carron, the bees do not sting if they are not disturbed.

You just need to call a beekeeper.

On Friday, Brice Carron landed with a hive, which he positioned near the colony.

And after capturing the queen, he saw everyone beating the drum.

Obedient.

And he relieved a motorist.

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