A central city Whangarei cafe was abuzz this morning with more than 2000 bees swarming beneath a table.
Lit Cafe staff decided to keep the doors closed to customers as the mass of bees were removed.
Jethro George said a staff member cleaning up on the outside deck of the cafe last night noticed a large number of bees massing around a table. When he checked a few hours later a swarm had formed and the Whangarei District Council was contacted this morning.
A pest management team from Enviropro, dressed in beekeeping protective gear, moved in with a cardboard box and a dustpan and broom to remove the bees about 9am.
Mr George, who had worked with bees previously, said a few of the bees would hang most of the day and it was safer to close the cafe until they had disappeared.
