A horsewoman named Mrs Honeycombe was admitted to hospital after being stung more than 60 times by a swarm of bees.

Caroline Honeycombe, her sister Jo Dawson and Jo’s eight-year-old daughter were stung multiple times as they walked with their horses down the road from Mont Huelin, a tourist attraction on a hilltop in St Ouen, Jersey.

She required emergency treatment and was put on an intravenous drip after the attack.

The other horses bolted in panic but Mrs Honeycombe’s pony, Blue, was stung around 80 times and also needed urgent medical attention.

Her niece was treated in A&E for around a dozen stings.

The attack happened as a beekeeper was opening nearby hives, which contain around a million bees, to check on the honey in the combs.