Beekeepers are "devastated" after nearly five million of the insects died after they were left on hot tarmac.
The winged creatures were awaiting shipment in Atlanta, Georgia, when the crates carrying them were made to wait on the tarmac, and perished as a result.
Sarah McElrea, who runs Sarah’s Alaska Honey, said she was waiting at Anchorage Airport in Alaska for the shipment of the equivalent of £800 of bees but was dismayed to receive the news.
