bees on the news

[roger simons]

Just saw a itv anglia news report this evening about hives being stolen in norfolk.could even bee someone on here.good coverage but they did mention they were worth 1000 pounds with the hive.makes me think ill keep mine in the garden.didnt realise they were stealable.how on earth can someone steal a hive full of bees.

 

[victor meldrew]

Easily !
VM


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[Outlander]

I Heard about that, was told they were on the Norfolk Lavender site. Thing is unless you knew the keeper you wouldn’t give it a second thought if you saw someone kitted up across fields humping boxes about.

My cedar hives with a couple of suppers, frames and wax over £250, add a colony of bees, quite lucrative.

 

[Heather]

In Sussex- a beekeeper went to his hives- all frames nicked -with bees- just empty hives left so it looked normal

 

[itma]

Old news eventually makes it to the telly!
http://www.beekeepingforum.co.uk/showthread.php?t=23673

That thread was started on the 20th. Today is the 23rd.

Wow! The immediacy of the electronic media...

 

[Russel]

Old news eventually makes it to the telly!
http://www.beekeepingforum.co.uk/showthread.php?t=23673

That thread was started on the 20th. Today is the 23rd.

Wow! The immediacy of the electronic media...

BBC Norfolk probably need a "filler" and bees are topical at the mo!

 

[For want of a better word]

John Arnold (Prison record)
Offence: Suspicion of Stealing Bees and Honey
Sentence: 7 Years Transportation


From the Victorian prison records



Trouble was he took the bees with him !

Today he would get a cash handout, cream buns every day for life and a few hours community service if the 'Ol beek was feeling a bit jaded!

 

[Dishmop]

7 years transportation.

3 times round the M25?

 

[Dusty Rhodes]

Even better: confine them to 5 years in the "pesticides political and environment" part of the Form.

Dusty

 

[blackie]

ive got something for them in my cabernet 2 in fact they take 12 and 20 gage if i catch them on my land that is

 

[pargyle]

Even better: confine them to 5 years in the "pesticides political and environment" part of the Form.

Dusty

Is that to provide punishment for them or the rest of us reprobates in there ?