Matthew
Touchdown! Greaser!
There’s very interesting documentary called “The Pollinators” that really gets into the whole national pollination business. Beekeepers move their hives around the country, traveling based on different crop schedules.There are a lot of “nomads” in the contract pollination buisness. They travel around the country as a full time gig chasing pollen flows. Those stolen hives may very well be 1,000 miles away before they are even noticed being gone. Add in spring time there is a big market for “package bees”. Two pounds of bees and a queen will bring close to $200, and if they can harvest some honey or use the equipment (another $500).. thieves will be thieves. Trackers hidden in the combs have started to be used to combat it.
It’s worth checking out, even though it does seem to go on a little long.
I think it’s available on YouTube and Prime.
