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Jun 29, 2009 9:55 am US/Eastern

Swarm Of Bees Cause Buzz In NYC Neighborhood

NEW YORK (AP) ― An urban bee-wrangler says a swarm of at least 8,000 honeybees will be getting a new home after causing a buzz of excitement on Manhattan's Upper East Side, CBS station WCBS-TV reported.

Onlookers applauded as the New York Police Department's beekeeper, Officer Anthony Planakis, corralled the huge swarm Sunday on Lexington Avenue.

The bees had built a giant hive in a tree. When the queen went sightseeing, the entire swarm followed.

Onlooker Doug Becker described "a 3 foot column of bees."

The tour group proceeded half a block before buzzing back to the hive.

Planakis said the bees would be taken "to a farm in Connecticut to pollinate."

Last week, bee enthusiasts gathered on the steps of City Hall to push a bill that would legalize beekeeping in New York City.
 

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