Prince George, B.C.- The  problem  with a swarm of bees that buzzed  around George Street yesterday is over.

The honey bees,  that had left their  hive,  have been  contained.  Most of the  bees died when they were run over by a vehicle, the rest  were enticed to  settle on a hive frame.

The swarming occurred when  thousands  followed their queen,  which, according to bee keeper George Bomford, would have  received a "congestion" signal, and opted to make the move  to find  a new, less crowded home.

While the bees  has originally amassed  in an elm tree on the corner of 5th and George,  hundreds then pooled on the pavement, a move that proved to be  a grave error.  The  bees were  no match for  the wheels of a vehicle.

The  area is now  clear of the confused honey bees, and  it's business as usual.

250News has been told the  hive boxes, believed to be the  former home of the  bees,  are  to be relocated.  It is believed the  bees came from the hive boxes located on the roof of City Hall.