A CWMBRAN woman found herself in a somewhat sticky situation as honey is dripping through her bedroom light fitting.

Jean Smith, of Fairhill Walk, said earlier in the summer she had a bees' nest removed from a vent in the side of her house The mother of four thought nothing more of it until she went to get some clothes from her spare bedroom two weeks ago and noticed a damp patch on the bed.

Giving it a closer inspection, she tasted the pale-coloured liquid and found it to be honey. The bees had left a mass of honeycomb behind.

Mrs Smith has now placed a bowl underneath the light fitting to collect the sweet food, but she has no plans to eat it.

Instead, she is worried it will come through in different parts of the ceiling.

Her insurance company has told her that they do not cover such things, and it was suggested she should cut a small hole to see if anything is disturbing it.

"A beekeeper said I have huge honeycombs in there, but if it all comes down at once I'm worried I will have no ceiling left," she said.

The news has caused much amusement among her 11 grandchildren, including 19-year-old Katie Stevens.

Mrs Smith says she did sleep in the bedroom once recently when some of her family were staying at her house.

"I could have been in bed with my mouth open and swallowed it," she joked.