Provincial police have arrested a 36-year-old man from the Laurentians in connection with 180 beehives that went missing last week from a locked enclosure in Saint-Valre, Que.
About 5 million bees were stolen from the Labont family in April
About 180 beehives were stolen in late April in Saint-Valre, Que., about 150 kilometres northeast of Montreal. (Radio-Canada)
Provincial police have arrested a 36-year-old man from the Laurentians in connection with 184 beehives that went missing last week from a locked enclosure in Saint-Valre, Que.
Marco Beausoleil, 36, appeared at the Victoriaville courthouse on Wednesdayand was charged with theft.
The hives, which contained about five million bees, were owned by Francis Labont, owner of Entreprises Francis Labont, who sold the honey to Miel Labont, a company owned byhis father Jean-Marc Labont.
The Labont family said the hives went missing overnight between April 25 and 26.
The stolen hives were almost all rented by blueberry farmers to help pollinate their crops this summer. Jean-Marc Labonttold Radio-Canada that heestimated the loss at $200,000.
Francis Labont stands in front of his hives. Nearly 200 hives were stolen from his family business between April 25 and 26. (Marie-Hlne Rousseau/Radio-Canada)
The Labont family is offering a reward of$5,000 to $10,000 for anyone who finds the hives.
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