Bee Swarm Shuts Down California Beach Pier

Published on June 2, 2024

MANHATTAN BEACH, Calif.—Police cleared the Manhattan Beach pier Saturday afternoon after a swarm of bees arrived. The bees were discovered just before 4 p.m. on June 1, according to NBC4. A woman working at the Manhattan Beach police front desk confirmed the swarm. She said officers were waiting for the bees to leave on their own. Honey bees often swarm in late spring or early summer when a new queen is made in a colony and her mother leaves that colony with a large group of worker bees to find a new hive, according to Tim Gibb of the Purdue University Department of Entomology....

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