Protect Your Beehive From Unwated Wild Guests

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Bears are largely solitary predators. They are big shuffly animals who will tip beehives over, smash the boxes and eat the brood and honey.

A beehive represents a concentrated form of energy (honey) and protein, vitamins, probiotics, and fat (bee brood and pollen).

Who Contributes To This Problem?

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Significant parts of the world are so polluted and damaged that keeping bees in these areas for long periods of time actually damages the bees.

The Importance of the Environment/Bear/Bee Overlap

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Conservation and Changing Land-Use Patterns Beekeepers will be forced to move to “conserved” land as the biodiversity and health this land provides bees

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Protecting Bees From Bears

electrical fencing. The majority of animals are effectively deterred by these.

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Making Bear Proof Bee Hives

Hive Strapping Bears can actually feel stings, and if enough bees get angry they will cluster on the eyes and nose

Shipping Containers A 20 or 40″ shipping container is an impenetrable fortress for bees.

Making Bear Proof Bee Hives

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 Bears spread berry seeds and all the things that bees pollinate, so to enhance the bee carrying capacity of a wilderness area, bears are a cornerstone species.

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