Police search for thieves who allegedly stole $150,000 worth of beehives from rural NSW property

Police are searching for thieves who allegedly stole $150,000 worth of beehives from a rural property in the New South Wales northern tablelands. Eighty beehive boxes containing active colonies were taken from a property on Bruxner Way, located 15km west of Bonshaw and 100km north-west of Glen Innes. The theft is believed to have occurred between Tuesday, 31 March, and Wednesday, 6 May. Local beekeeper Mitch McLennan noted that hive thefts have become "quite commonplace" due to the rise of parasitic varroa mites.