As honeybees become scarce in the United States and farmers have to hire beekeepers to import bees to their orchards and farms, theft of the beehives is stinging everyone involved.
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Friday, March 28, 2008
VIDEO: Bee Theft on Rise
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Bees are one of nature's little cogwheels. Important in pollination and of significant economical value. Not only do their importance increase when the system is otherwise stressed, they have also been suffering from mysterious deaths.
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I wonder how much value these bees got.
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