US police arrest two boys after vandalism killed 500k bees

[shenmue]

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-42730201

[lapfog_1]

1. I've read recently of increased violence to bee keepers

including this sort of vandalism as competitors try to corner the local markets on bee services and honey.

I would ask these kids if someone suggested that they do this or if they were paid to do it.

[samnsara]

2. wasnt it two boys who burned down Gaitlinburg Tenn?

...and one or two boys who burned up Multnomah Falls, Oregon? I'm not an expert on boys as I had no brothers and no sons but seems to be something of a pattern.

[left-of-center2012]

3. "The boys aged 12 and 13 ..."

The damage to 50 beehives at Wild Hill Honey farm in Sioux City resulted in the honey bees freezing to death.
The boys aged 12 and 13 are charged with three offences.

Wild Hill Honey's owners said they had caused $60,000 of damage and called the crime "completely senseless."