The sad case of the million bees left to die in Shrewsbury "Bees are just vastly important and definitely in peril.” Courtesy Photo / WBZ-TV Email More than a million bees destined for New England beekeepers were left on a hot UPS truck for weeks, according to reporting from the CBS News I-Team. Unfortunately, most of the bees did not survive. In a statement shared with Boston.com, UPS wrote that it is “not accurate” that the bees were kept in a truck for weeks, but when asked for a description of what did happen, the office did not provide further information.