House flies swarmed on Laurel hedge

maeve601akqkPNK3

My laurel hedge is swarmed with ordinary house flies, thousands of them!  Nothing else around attracting them.  Help!! 

Dovefromabove

Hello @maeve601akqkPNK3 and welcome to the forum
Its not an unusual sight at this time of year ... think they're simply sunbathing ... they'll move on soon, especially with the cooler weather forecast for next week.  

maeve601akqkPNK3

Oh great thank you so much!

Dovefromabove

We had this post in March a couple of years ago
https://forum.gardenersworld.com/discussion/1035945/flies-on-and-around-laurel-bush

Palustris

We get them on one of our Rhododendrons. They like the honeydew secreted by aphids.