500,000 honeybees dead in suspected poisoning at Virginia farm

Dead honeybees litter the ground of Rock Hill Honey Bee Farms in Stafford, Virginia - (Rock Hill Honey Bee Farms/Facebook)

Virginia authorities are investigating the deaths of 500,000 bees after someone vandalized a honey bee farm, killing off 60 colonies.

Jerry Mattiaccio, the owner of Rock Hill Honey Bee Farms, says that on April 13, he arrived at the farm, located 43 miles from Washington, D.C., and noticed high-density steel chains and locks on his property gates.