CROOKS!

MAXANT · June 25, 2008, 01:51:34 PM

Went to check on my hive I keep here at the factory, and it was GONE! :'(

Two Bees · June 25, 2008, 01:57:25 PM

Wow! Sorry about your loss! Makes a beek want to put some kind of GPS tracking bug on them if that happens a lot.

dpence · June 25, 2008, 02:26:51 PM

Or a game cam. Its amazing what people will pack off.

MAXANT · June 25, 2008, 02:30:28 PM

I hear its a trend out west, and the crooks sell them to unsuspecting farmers.

Ross · June 25, 2008, 03:38:34 PM

Keep hotter bees.....

Sean Kelly · June 25, 2008, 04:09:10 PM

Or keep Africanized Bees!!! HAHA

I see Mannlake sells GPS units that hide in frames now. It's expensive though.

It happened to my Great Grandfather back in the 50's or 60's (long before I was born, I just remember hearing him tell the stories). He had like four colonies and went out there to check on them and they were gone.

Sean Kelly

buzzbee · June 25, 2008, 06:14:16 PM

Sorry about your luck Maxant.Hope you find out who tookthem and prosecute!!

JP · June 25, 2008, 09:34:18 PM

That just sucks!! Hate thieves!!! :evil: :-x

...JP

KONASDAD · June 26, 2008, 11:07:46 AM

even bees know its easier to rob then work. Lowest form of crime. Stinks for you. They must have been prepared since your hive should have been heavy this time of year.2 people, truck etc. ask around see what you find out.

MollySuesHoney · June 26, 2008, 11:22:59 AM

Install Claymores around the bee yard. You can ID the thieves from body parts.

Tucker1 · June 26, 2008, 12:01:57 PM

That really stinks !! Starting and maintaining a hive takes work, plus you become somewhat attached to the girls. (Anthropomorphically speaking) Stealing someones work is rotten. (Although it's done all of the time.) It may be vandals and not thieves. Eventually justice will be served. I'm sorry for your disappointment. :-\

With luck the girls will know they've been stolen, sting a few crooks ....... and swarm back home. :roll: (What's life without hope?)

Regards,
Tucker1