Prized bees go missing bit by bit....
Honeybee heist: US beekeeper searches for answers after thousands of specially bred honeybees vanish
Honeybee heist: US beekeeper searches for answers after thousands of specially bred honeybees vanish
Bee Rustlers in the US
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Someone did exactly the same thing in Hawke's Bay a few years back. They took brood and bees and replaced the frames. Not sure how many hives were affected but it was quite a few and three different beekeepers all had the same problem. I believe the offender was eventually caught and slaped with a wet bus ticket.
its still going on here.
the other one is they just shake bees out into a nuc box. so your wondering why your hive suddenly took a dive in bee numbers.
the other one is they just shake bees out into a nuc box. so your wondering why your hive suddenly took a dive in bee numbers.
Over 40 years ago there was a local character who would take a load of wets out and park on the road beside somebody's apiary until the load was full of bees and then throw a cover over and drive off to one of his own.