A truck driver in Mississauga was in a sticky situation this afternoon when a swarm of bees decided to take a break on their vehicle.

Peel Regional Police were called around 12:20 p.m. today about the honeybee swarm that had stopped on the truck in the area of Ordan Drive and Meyerside Drive in Mississauga.

Peel police consulted with bee experts and apiarists about the situation and were told that what’s happening is a swarm. That occurs when a new bee colony is formed by the queen bee leaving the existing colony with a large group of worker bees.

For whatever reason, the bees decided to take a break on the truck before moving along to whatever its final destination will be.