Beehives stolen from between Torrox and Frigiliana

A RESIDENT of Torrox has reported that 100 of his beehives, valued at around €12,000, were stolen last weekend.

When he visited his property, located between Torrox and Frigiliana, he found that 50 of the beehives had been taken, and in another 50, the panels inside have been taken out and almost all the honeycomb has gone.

He has been keeping bees with his brother in the Axarquia area for several years and some of the hives were on his own land and others placed on plots with authorization from the town hall.

He believes the thieves must know the area as the hives cannot be seen from the road and access to them is only possible via dirt tracks. However, it is not the first time this has happened, and two years ago his was robbed of beehives which were on a property in Almuñecar.

“We need more policing in the countryside to prevent robberies of fruit, tools and hives” he said.

Bee-keeping is becoming increasingly popular in the Axarquia, in part thanks to a training course held in Colmenar.

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