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Beehives worth hundreds of thousands of dollars are getting stolen across the country. Beekeepers are now trying to prevent it.

The loss of a hive means the loss of income from honey production and future pollination, not to mention the expense of managing the colony throughout the year.

WOODLAND, Calif. — 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.

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.

In the past few weeks, 1,036 beehives worth hundreds of thousands of dollars were reported stolen

WOODLAND, Calif. (AP) — For a few frenzied weeks, beekeepers from around the United...

WOODLAND, Calif. -- 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.

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...

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, bla

Beekeepers all over the United States send about one billion honeybees to California each year to be rented by almond growers. Beehive theft has become so common that beekeepers are now using GPS monitoring devices, surveillance cameras, and other anti-theft technologies to secure their valuable colonies as almond trees begin to bloom.