The bees were relocated with the help of some beekeepers.

A West Auckland police station was a hive of activity on Saturday afternoon when a massive swarm of bees took over a patrol car.



Police took to social media to share the story and posted a photo of the bees inside the car bonnet.

"They were pretty buzzed about setting up house in one of our patrol cars," police wrote on Instagram.

"Lucky for us there were some experts on hand. Many thanks to the local beekeepers who gave up their afternoon to relocate our little mates somewhere a bit more comfortable."



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The bee puns came in thick and fast on social media.

"Whoop whoop, dats the sound o da bees, whoop whoop," one person wrote, as an ode to the KRS-One song, Sound of da Police.



"It was the biggest sting operation to date," another person wrote on Facebook.

Another person commented on the Instagram post asking for a contact number for the beekeepers after some of the hive appeared to have moved on.



"We just live up the road from this station and we have the same visitors!! In the thousands, definitely," they wrote.

Honey bees swarm as a natural part of reproducing colonies.

They happen with the queen bee leaves the colony, with a large number of worker bees, to form a new colony.

Bee swarms normally occur from September 1 until the end of the summer months in New Zealand.

If you see a swarm, call a beekeeper who will rehouse the swarm into hives.