Bears destroyed my hives

[Oblio13]

I had three hives in a chain-link enclosure. Last night three bears tore it apart and totally destroyed them. Every box, every frame. The property owner's college-student stepson heard them, looked out the window and saw them, then went back to bed without making any attempt to scare them away or even tell anyone.  :-\

I have two more hives at another location.

[asprince]

Bummer. This is the second bear post this week. No bear problem around here, just hive beetles.


Steve

[AllenF]

Bears may be cute to look at, but they have no respect of property.   

[JackM]

Apparently neither do college aged stepsons....don't feel bad, my full blood college aged son would not have even said anything.  LOL

[jataylor]

I don't think I'd be so hard on the kids.  I don't know too many grown adults that would go toe-to-toe with a hungry bear!  In fact, sounded more like an adult response!  Not a lot you can do.  Sounds like electric fence is in order! ;)