A retired engineer is set to become an accidental beekeeper after deciding to keep a thousands-strong swarm that appeared in his garden. Dave Freiter and his neighbours were left gobsmacked when the colony turned up outside his home in Bower Street, Maidstone, and settled on his waste bin. The 62-year-old called in help from the volunteers at Mid Kent Beekeepers, and within a few hours they had the swarm under control. They are now assisting Mr Freiter with finding a hive they can call home. “We couldn’t see the other side of the road,” Mr Freiter said of the density of the swarm, “and I thoug…