The bees that are left need to fear thieves

According to an article in the New York Times, thieves are stealing all sorts of farm produce in California (and elsewhere no doubt!) including even the bees. This was the first I'd known about such things, although I guess it shouldn't surprise me. People steal what's valuable and as we transition to whatever is next in terms of our financial state as a country, food will become more and more valuable - and costly. I guess this is just a different manifestation of that...


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Farm Thieves Target Grapes, and Even Bees

By JESSE McKINLEY

Published: July 21, 2011

With strong harvests, and reduced crime-fighting budgets, thefts of farm products have risen in California’s rural areas.