Swarm of bees shuts down beer garden

A pub was forced to close its beer garden after a swarm of bees “descended from nowhere”, forcing punters onto the streets.

“Thousands” of bees descended “from nowhere” at the beer garden of The Yard bar in Cardiff, abruptly ending patrons’ enjoyment of the space.

Customers were ushered out of the garden after the swarm descended, with pub landlord erecting a sign that read “Bee Aware!”.

A beekeeper was drafted in to help reclaim the garden, eventually coaxing the queen bee into a hive which caused the others to follow suit, as reported by the BBC.

Describing the event, pub manager John Muldoon said: “There were thousands and thousands and thousands of bees. I managed to get hold of the beekeeper and he was happy enough to come down and spend a few hours here. Everybody who was inside had a front row seat as they could watch the exhibition.”

Nobody was stung during the incident.