A swarm of thousands of bees moved on from George Street last night, according to Ramada hotel general manager Tracy Peterson.
Tuesday afternoon thousands of the insects were buzzing around the hotel's entrance and along the street - thick enough "you could barely see through them," Ramada front desk manager Kevin Eastman said at the time.
"I have no bees," Peterson said Wednesday morning. "They were long gone last night. The beekeeper came and the last stragglers moved on."
Peterson said the bees weren't a major deterrent to business, as many people came into the hotel to watch the bugs through the hotel's front windows.
"The only challenge was this morning, thanks to the media telling people to stay away from my hotel," she said.
Initial reports indicated the bees came from a nest in a tree at the corner of George Street and Fifth Avenue. However the City of Prince George later reported on Twitter that the bees had come from two hives located on the roof of City Hall.
"#CityofPG did a thorough risk assessment and found that there was a low risk associated with keeping bees," the city tweeted. "A world-wide shortage of honeybees leading to loss of fruit and veggies. Keeping bees is good for the environment.
"Canada has lost 35 [per cent] of its bee population in the past three years."
The account reported the swarm would return to the hives after dark and that the hives would be removed from city hall.
A spokesperson for the city wasn't able to comment as of press time.
-- With files from Devan Tasa, Citizen staff
