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Beehive bandit makes off with 57 hives, leaves Alberta beekeeper feeling 'helpless'

CBC News
Brendan Coulter
May 02, 2025



An Alberta beekeeper says he's feeling "helpless" after 57 of his beehives were stolen from several locations in Foothills County.

Jon Zwiers, who owns Honey Meadows Farm, said he visited four bee yards this week and hives were missing from each location.

He said about $30,000 worth of bees and equipment is gone.

"It's definitely rattling because we don't know who's doing it and we don't know when it will stop. You feel helpless because this is our livestock and we don't have any answers," he said.

Zwiers believes the hives were stolen between April 17 and April 30.

"We're not sure yet how we'll replace them because my hope is that still someone comes forward and says, 'I made a mistake,' and returns them.… We're just trying to make an honest living."

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https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/beehive-theft-foothills-1.7525145

Smokin Joe:
Ouch! That's gotta sting...

Wingnut:
Thankfully they weren't USB's

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