Burglary of bee boxes at Napier

Police investigating the burglary of more than 80 beehive boxes from a Napier business are seeking help from the public.

Around 3:30am on Wednesday 9 October, a white wellsided ute, possibly a Ford Courier or Mazda, arrived at Beagles Bees on Edmundsen Street in Onekawa.

The offenders had taped over the registration plates.

They loaded 82 bee boxes, each containing a number of frames but no honey or bees, onto the ute and covered the tray with a tarpaulin.

The boxes and frames have the identification number H4127 branded into them.

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