Bees swarm to Chichester Boots

There was a buzz around Boots Opticians in Chichester, West Sussex, recently when a swarm of bees descended on the practice.

The area was cordoned off by police community support officers while shoppers looked on. Luckily for worried staff, local beekeeper Anthony Cropley happened to be walking past. He returned to the branch in his beekeeping suit and used smoke to disperse the bees, and then collected them in a cardboard box.

Practice customer service adviser Liz Bennett told the Chichester Observer that staff put a sign on the door directing patients to the back entrance during the incident.