Some sh!t has attacked one of my hives :(

[thorn]

Most ordinary criminals wouldn't have a clue how to get a gun. It's just the hardcore gangsters who have no problem. Gun crime in this country is very low. It's fear of gun crime, stoked by the likes of the Daily Mail and saloon bar politicians, that's high. Likewise the fear of modern youth. The mods and rockers of my generation got the same reaction that we're seeing on this thread, as did the teddy boys before them and the race track gangs, and so on ad infinitum. Vandalism isn't new. It predates the Vandals.

 

[VEG]

This has gone waaaaaay off topic.

Having had hives vandalised myself I found that the more I did to secure them at the place I had probs, the more they tried. I gave up in the end and moved the hives I couldnt face going to see the bees worrying about what else thay had done.

 

[user 6228]

This has gone waaaaaay off topic.

Having had hives vandalised myself I found that the more I did to secure them at the place I had probs, the more they tried. I gave up in the send and moved the hives I couldnt face going to see the bees worrying about what else thay had done.

sounds so bad... perhaps the best thing is to make them "invisible" from the start. e.g. beehives that look like compost bins or dustbins (Wheelie bin hive?)
though I have even known wheelie bins being molested

 

[VEG]

They were on private land and painted to blend in but once found.....

 

[The Riviera Kid]

This has gone waaaaaay off topic.

Indeed it has - but that can make the thread more interesting... sometimes

Having had hives vandalised myself I found that the more I did to secure them at the place I had probs, the more they tried. I gave up in the end and moved the hives I couldnt face going to see the bees worrying about what else thay had done.

Yes I had been thinking about moving them, but not really sure where to. The colony that got attacked are pretty remote. The nearest village is just a few dozen houses and a short walk away. When the weather is poor it can be hard work getting to them in the car. If I made them any more remote I would need a 4WD!

 

[Hombre]

I think that in the case of persistent vandalism, you are as well to move the bees, but I would be inclined to make some effort to identify the vandals. These things are best served cold, after all.

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

You could always advertise your apiary as a bee borstal - make it a collection of the most vicious nasty bloody minded bees sent in from other beekeepers tired of running the gauntlet - paint the hives a bright pink to make them really obvious to jonny vandal, install a webcam so you can publish the end result on youtube

 

[Teemore]

You could always advertise your apiary as a bee borstal - make it a collection of the most vicious nasty bloody minded bees

I have considered getting a hold of some appropriately tempered bees to house adjacent to my shed... I have had problems on a number of occasions with individuals confirmed as being "members of the Irish 'Travelling' Community" and thought that it might be nice to be able to have a few wee friends meet and greet them if they come back......

 

[Erichalfbee]

The same idea crossed my mind while watching that poor bloke whose garden abuts Dale farm on Panorama last night. But then I thought about the cruelty to bees issue................

 

[Teemore]

I guess we could try and attract Queen wasps to 'key' locations.......

 

[Torq]

I should point out that hand guns are VERY hard to licence in ireland and when liceneced have to be stored at a official gun range. These guns which i was offered couldnt have originated in the legal market.

In my teen years i must have seen half a dozen legal and illegaly held hand guns in Ireland. My town, being an army town, had guns that were brought back as souvenirs from the congo, lebanon and anywhere else the troops were stationed as UN peace keepers.

But back on topic. Vandals are just a fact of life we have to deal with as are thieves. A local scumbag tried to dip my pocket in the till queue at a local shop on monday eve. It wasn't her fault, it's down to generations of inbreeding, no education, morals or sense of right and wrong.

 

[yeogi75]

good idea.
bee hive full of hornets.
wham bang sting you man

 

[chycarne]

many years ago a couple of bee / honey thives were causing a problem with a friend of my mentor ... we put the three hive from beyond hell there and tied them all up with strong fishing line. now these bees would meet and greet (forcibly at over 50m from the hives - we were going to requeen them and indeed this was my first experience of raising queens and etc in the early 80's anyway ... one early morning i had an excited chap (he was 70+ then ) arrive and see our bees have worked so off we dashed in a minvan (yup the real thing) on arrival we saw a wing mirror in the hedge hmmm we thought and put our suits on in the car (still got stung on the glove and hand on getting out) and walked across the field to the first gate, and discovered a wing, (off a car) paint scrapping (blue) and a bumper and 2 more stings each, further on and near the hives we found a smoker, several tools and ball of good string, newspaper, and trampled dance - perhaps the bee avoidance dance... you know the one... the hives had been moved- we tidied up and left after an hour several more stings and still laughing no one in the area suffered any thefts in honey etc for the next several years