Thousands of bees were removed from New York City’s Times Square this week.
Approximately 25,000 bees were relocated by the New York Police Department, which sent its beekeeper into the tourist hot spot.
“Nothing to BEE concerned about! Officer Mays from @nypdbees swiftly responded to a swarm of bees in Times Square today, and gently removed approximately 25,000 bees from the location before transporting them to a safe location,” the NYPD said in a tweet on Tuesday.
Nothing to BEE concerned about! Officer Mays from @nypdbees swiftly responded to a swarm of bees in Times Square today, and gently removed approximately 25,000 bees from the location before transporting them to a safe location. pic.twitter.com/sbJcrmRpDy
— NYPD NEWS (@NYPDnews) July 6, 2021
A video showed officer Darren Mays sucking up the flying insects with a vacuum device.
The bees were “safely transported to the Hudson Valley where they will live out the rest of their lives,” said the official Twitter account of the NYPD beekeepers.
An update from the account on Wednesday said the bees were “adapting to their new environment quite well.”
The @NYPDTimesSquare bees are alive and doing well. They’re adapting to their new environment quite well. pic.twitter.com/a3ll2ORMJ0
— NYPD Bees (@NYPDBees) July 7, 2021
Bees have visited Times Square in years past.
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In 2018, passersby scrambled to safety, and onlookers watched in awe as a swarm flew in and settled on the cart of a hot dog vendor. These bees were also sucked up by the NYPD’s beekeepers team and relocated.
The NYPD beekeepers noted in a tweet the most recent swarm picked a spot across the street from the “famous” hot dog stand.
We’re at the crossroads of NYC. You know @NYPDTimesSquare and NYC is back after the pandemic when you see honeybees swarming again. They picked a location to swarm and land across the street from the famous hotdog stand this time. https://t.co/37TuCAUfRw
— NYPD Bees (@NYPDBees) July 6, 2021
