Swarm Of Bees Delays Rockies-Diamondbacks Game (VIDEO)

DENVER (AP) — Thousands of bees swarming around a camera bay next to the Colorado Rockies' dugout caused a brief delay in Thursday's game against the Arizona Diamondbacks.

The swarm suddenly appeared in the top of the fifth inning and the action on the field was halted for a couple of minutes, though the teams never left the diamond. The bees landed on a pole in front of the camera bay, forcing the camera operator to vacate his post.

The bees were contained to the field-level camera bay and umpires determined that the game could proceed.

During the sixth inning, a beekeeper arrived with a large vacuum cleaner. Without any further interruption to the game, the beekeeper gradually suctioned the entire swarm into a bag.

The bees were to be relocated somewhere outside the stadium.

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Comments

[PirateJohn]

10:46 PM on 05/20/2012

Guess the Rockies had to send out their B team.

[SpeakupNation]

04:48 PM on 05/18/2012

That didn't take the 'sting' out of the loss for the Rockies...

[Ryan Grenoble]

10:56 AM on 05/18/2012

They played The Beatles' "Let It Be" in the stadium as the beekeeper dealt with the swarm

[ahoyhoy]

07:11 AM on 05/18/2012

So it's root, root, root for the bee-keeper!

I'll bet that guy got such cheers. I wonder if the team has such a person on speed-dial, or was it a google/yellow pages scramble? Anyway, hooray for the nerd who saved the day!

[Jack Davies]

02:22 AM on 05/18/2012

Jitterbug perfume anyone?

[sheeple999]

02:20 AM on 05/18/2012

Has anyone told Eddie Izzard?

[Bradleeeeeee]

01:46 AM on 05/18/2012

Last night there was a squirrel on the field. Tonight bees? Wild times in the Mile High city.

[gene poole]

03:09 AM on 05/18/2012

LOL

[JoeLundstrom]

12:45 AM on 05/18/2012

Whose got the raid? haha best comment