Bear bandits: Ohio beehive raids increase as black bear populations grow - Farm and Dairy

Bear bandits: Ohio beehive raids increase as black bear populations grow - Farm and Dairy

Though they had pretty much disappeared from Ohio by the 1850s, the number of sightings of black bears in the state has grown slowly but steadily in the past few decades. It’s estimated that between 70 and 100 have become permanent residents, including a few females with cubs. But reports of damage that these furry new citizens cause are also on the rise, mostly involving bird or deer feeders that are torn down and destroyed. However, beekeepers…