Huddersfield town centre was buzzing this week.

But it wasn’t just elated Town fans causing a swarm.

West Yorkshire Police assisted in the removal of a huge swarm of bees in Market Place yesterday (Wednesday).

The colony of honey bees had gathered on a skip in the square.

Close up of the colony of honey bees who gathered on a skip in Huddersfield town centre
Close up of the colony of honey bees who gathered on a skip in Huddersfield town centre

Specialist beekeepers used a suction pipe to safely remove the insects before they were placed into a temporary, portable hive.

Huddersfield Police wrote on their Facebook page to say approximately 15,000 bees had been rehomed.

They wrote: “A swarm of honey bees have landed but soon will be taken to a new home”.

Swarm of 15,000 bees removed from skip in Huddersfield town centre
Swarm of 15,000 bees removed from skip in Huddersfield town centre

An area around the skip was temporarily sectioned off as specialists dealt with the critters.

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