People out enjoying the summer sun were left stunned after 40,000 bees swarmed on a street in the south side of Glasgow.

Passers-by opted to walk around the insects after they massed on a fence on Grange Road, opposite the Battlefield Rest restaurant, on Tuesday afternoon.

Amateur photographer Dave Forrest, 59, captured the scene as he was out for a walk.

He told STV News: "As soon as people saw it they were walking on to the the road to avoid them."

He added: "I'm quite afraid of them - When they started to swarm around me I lost my bottle. I've never seen anything like it before."

The restaurant had beehives installed on its roof last year to provide fresh honey for customers and it is thought the swarm may have been caused by the emergence of a new queen bee, which leads to more breeding.

Warren Bader, chief executive of Plan Bee, was called in to remove the swarm.

While wearing his protective gear he swept the swarm, including the new queen, into boxes and removed them from the area.

He insists the public have nothing to fear from bee swarms as the insects are at their friendliest during this period.

Mr Bader said: "There's no rhyme or reason to where they go, they will go wherever they feel comfortable.

"When bees swarm they are very, very gentle. They're loaded up on honey so they can't bend their abdomen well to sting."

He added: "Some people were scared and some were bemused, people were very intrigued by it."

Mr Bader said the 40,000 bees will now be moved a new hive in Wishaw, North Lanarkshire.