Beekeepers Feel The Sting Of California's Great Hive Heist

Source http://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2017/06/27/534128664/beekeepers-feel-the-sting-of-california-s-giant-beehive-heist?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=thesalt

Beehives in an apiary

This year authorities uncovered a “beehive chop shop:” nearly $1 million in stolen hives in a field in Fresno County. There’s money to be made by renting out bees to orchards, and thefts are rising.

(Image credit: Daniel Milchev/Getty Images)

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Source http://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2017/06/27/534128664/beekeepers-feel-the-sting-of-california-s-giant-beehive-heist?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=thesalt

Beehives in an apiary

This year authorities uncovered a “beehive chop shop:” nearly $1 million in stolen hives in a field in Fresno County. There’s money to be made by renting out bees to orchards, and thefts are rising.

(Image credit: Daniel Milchev/Getty Images)

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