Accident and bee-mergency: Huge bee colony found on hospital grounds

An incredible colony of bees has been rehomed after it was discovered living on hospital grounds.

The honey bees were found by staff at Royal Bolton Hospital in Greater Manchester as they had formed a colony on one of the site's office buildings. It was then decided the thousands of bees needed to be removed from the hospital grounds before the colder weather set in.

Local beekeeper Fred Adedeji removed the animals and will now keep "a close eye on it to help it thrive."

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Fred said: "We prefer to do colony cut-outs earlier in the season. However we couldn’t leave this one as it was over a doorway and likely wouldn’t survive the winter in an unprotected location.

"The colony is now in one of our hives so we can keep a close eye on it and help it to thrive."

On a second visit to the site, another colony within a cavity wall was discovered, so the bees were moved to another hive.

Keely Barlow, customer services lead at the hospital, says she is 'so glad' that the bees have been rehomed.

She said: "When we realised there was a colony of bees, we knew we had to act to make sure the bees were able to get through the winter.

“Fred has been wonderful, knowledgeable and the utter professional. We are so glad the bees have been rehomed safely."