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Bees are becoming as precious as lost water in the drought-stricken Western states. When millions of them die, it might be referred to as a bee 'holocaust.' Urban beekeeping has been shown to be safer for bees as it keeps them from agricultural plumes. It's no wonder then that the people who keep hives in their off time are praised as heroes. Even the government is willing to pay people in some states to raise them.
So imagine the horror of beekeeper Stephen Mantell when he went into his back yard this weekend to find his hives strewn about and wrecked. Natural or animal causes didn't add up - he found footprints on the hive boxes that contained the living cargo.
Who would have the motive to do such a thing? With or without meaning to, even the newscasters can't help but hint at whom the perpetrators might be.
