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The GPS tracker can't be easily removed or the thieves would simply remove it. Ideally it's located inside each hive so that you can't reach it without disturbi
by landryraccoon 7y ago
The GPS tracker can't be easily removed or the thieves would simply remove it. Ideally it's located inside each hive so that you can't reach it without disturbing the bees.
If they're on the pallet, the thieves will simply move the hives off the pallet and onto their own. The thieves have already proven to be highly informed about the market so they will know how the GPS trackers work.
- phil21 7y agoI mean these operations already involve heavy equipment and some basic "farmer" mechanical hacker knowledge which is usually quite impressive. It's not really that hard or expensive to create a faraday cage trailer, or simply jam GPS/Cellular (assuming pre-knowledge of the types of trackers used) until you can safely remove the devices. I think it's a good idea to put one in every 10th hive just to make things harder and raise the cost of the theft, but I doubt it would really have a large effect on these operations past the first bust you get using the technology. Cameras and and various real-time alerts (wireless) on access roads and around the site are probably going to be a lot more effective as deterrents in the long view. Hard to evade a few motion detectors even if you know they exist, so long as you were not the one placing them. This of course assumes law enforcement response times are reasonable - if you get an alert that the site is being disturbed and you confirm on your hidden camera, the police still need to get there within 15-30 minutes to have a hope of catching anyone remotely prepared.