Beehives stolen from Colsterworth Honey Farm

A beekeeper has been stung by thieves who made off with eight of his hives.

The owner of Colsterworth Honey Farm realised one of his sites had been targeted when he visited on Sunday March 3.

Each hive would have contained up to 20,000 insects.

The eight hives were located on land alongside the A151 to the east of Twyford Wood.

The blue and green polystyrene structures have a distinctive design which Bob created himself.

They were taken sometime between Friday, February 9 and Sunday, March 3.

It is the second time Bob has had bees stolen with the first incident happening a decade ago.

He launched the business in 2002 having inherited a passion for beekeeping from his father, who began keeping them after the Second World War.