STAFF at Birmingham Airport discovered a colony of bees nesting in the main terminal on Friday (May 20.) 

The bees were rehomed on World Bee Day to woods at nearby Meriden in Solihull and staff said it was 'un-bee-lievable timing'.

The bees were found in a concrete nook on the outside aircraft stand 41 which is located just off the main terminal building at the Midlands transport hub. 

On Friday morning, apiarists located the nest's queen bee and gently moved her into a box in order for the hive of bees to follow suit.

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Tom Denton, Birmingham Airport’s head of sustainability, said: “Bees are wonderful creatures which do a vital job - pollinating. Without them, we would have potatoes, strawberries, coffee, cotton or chocolate.

“But a busy airport is not the ideal home for bees, which is why we’re gathering them up and transporting them to more suitable spot. We wish them well in their new home.”

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He added: “It was only after discovering these bees we realised today was World Bee Day. Un-bee-lievable timing.”