More beehives stolen in herefordshire

[johnfly]

scumbag rats are at it again, eight more beehives have been stolen from a orchard by pembridge in Herefordshire between December 18 and January 10

 

[Hivemaker.]

Were they yours, John... i hope not.

 

[johnfly]

no they were bob and pam Mendys they have used the orchard for the past fifteen years and they had some nicked four years ago as well

 

[Apple]

Were there bees in them?


James

 

[johnfly]

i belive they were all full

 

[user 6228]

thats £1200!!!

 

[Erichalfbee]

Awful!!! So sorry.
I'm sitting looking at some bright yellow spray paint I have for a paynes nuc.
Probably not a good idea, then.

 

[Arfermo]

thats £1200!!!

More round my way - more like £1600 +. Round here £150 for 5 frame nuc comprising frames and bees only, no box, collected.

 

[pargyle]

That's bad news ... we had the same in Hampshire around this time of year for the last few years ... awfully sad as it is clearly people who know bees (I hesitate to call them beekeepers ! - More beetakers) that do this. It's not casual crime, it's planned and deliberate and pretty despicable in my book.

But ... with the value of bees - regardless of the hives and frames - the thieves have made an easy £1000+ for a night's thieving if they can find someone to buy them. They will probably end up as Nucs after burning the hives - they'll get an 'overwintered nuc with the queen' and another 'this year's nuc' out of each colony so you are probably looking at even more than a grand - even allowing for the cost of a few plywood nucs.

B....rds !!

 

[sipa]

I'd lay some "toe poppers" under the next lot.

 

[Nige.Coll]

I know a few beekeepers now using this type of thing at out apiaries.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/like/3910...3=1&ff11=ICEP3.0.0-L&ff12=67&ff13=80&ff14=108

It' a shame people have to steal so much.

 

[Erichalfbee]

I have put a lot of time and love into my boxes.The apiary is in a field a few minutes walk from the house. There is a rarely used bridle path at the back so I have a camera pointing at the hives.
It's dreadful that we should have to do this. I agree with pargyle....absolute bastards!!!!

 

[REDWOOD]

Awful!!! So sorry.
I'm sitting looking at some bright yellow spray paint I have for a paynes nuc.
Probably not a good idea, then.

Unless you put black stripes with the wording Biological hazard

 

[Swarm]

Yep. Break the main colour up with different darker tones in weird shapes, think dazzle camo, and you'll be surprised how even bright colours blend into surroundings.
I saw hives in Turkey lined up along the road and thought how nice it would be to see something similar here. We can dream I suppose

 

[REDWOOD]

Any unusual markings on the hives we can keep an eye out for

 

[Erichalfbee]

A few to choose from

 

[REDWOOD]

Just hope the potential thief has the ability to read

 

[MikeT]

Probably a good idea to mark each hive component with a individual security mark scratched on the inside which is not visible easily. Keep a photo of the mark so it can be circulated if the hive is stolen.

 

[Hivemaker.]

Probably a good idea to mark each hive component with a individual security mark scratched on the inside which is not visible easily. Keep a photo of the mark so it can be circulated if the hive is stolen.

Not much use, Mike, it is the bees they are after, the hives usually get burnt.

http://www.beekeepingforum.co.uk/showpost.php?p=210771&postcount=21

 

[REDWOOD]

Frames are your only slim chance, I once branded every part until I realized what they did lol