THE closer Swan Hill resident Alison Bradley walked to her car, the sooner she realised it wasn't mud on the side of the door. Rather, it was a swarm of bees.

She had parked her Ford Falcon on McCallum Street to join a friend for lunch at a nearby eatery.

When she returned an hour later, she was shocked to find the swarm on the passenger door before they quickly spread.

"I wasn't sure for ...