Apiary set-up and management / maintenance
Preventing theft of hives
Good Beekeeping Practices
Infographic, Video
© Filippo Jannoni Sebastianini
Beehives and bee colonies are valuable assets especially in rural contexts as they represent livelihood means of survival, economic income and food production. Appropriate fencing, gates and hedges as well as technological theft protection devices, some even coupled with remote satellite tracking of the hives, help prevent thefts. Marking of the hive bodies with company/ beekeeper codes and even distinctive colours and patterns may also help reduce the risk of thefts and can assist in recognising ownership.