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Beekeepers turn to anti-theft technology as hive thefts rise

Beekeepers turn to anti-theft technology as hive thefts rise

By DAISY NGUYEN, Associated PressTroy Warren for CNT #EditorsPicksAbout a thousand beehives worth hundreds of thousands of dollars have been reported stolen across California in the past few weeksWOODLAND, Calif. (AP) — For a few frenzied weeks, beekeepers from around the United States truck billions of honeybees to California to rent them to almond growers who need the insects to pollinate the state's most valuable crop.But as almond trees start to bloom, blanketing entire valleys in white and pink flowers, so begin beehive thefts that have become so prevalent that beekeepers are now turning to GPS tracking devices, surveillance cameras…
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