A Hawera man and his family, motors ing to New Plymouth, fortunately knew how to receive bees, otherwise they would not have been so cheerful at the end of the trip. Their car was an open one, and near Midhurst they had the misfortune; to run into a swarm. Within a few seconds the car and the occupants were covered with bees, while the radiator was smothered with them. Fortunately, none of the party- endeavoured to brush the bees off, and all escaped being stung. It was a ticklish process, however, to stop the car and gently shake the bees off, especially- as they had clustered in the hair of one of the party. To remove them from the top of the ear was also a problem, but, luckily, the swarm shifted of its own accord, and a much relieved family went on its way.
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Otago Witness, Issue 3957, 14 January 1930, Page 56
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