The problem is that the adversaries are themselves beekeepers or former beekeepers. Fake measures are unlikely to work since the thieves won't be fooled - you h

The problem is that the adversaries are themselves beekeepers or former beekeepers. Fake measures are unlikely to work since the thieves won't be fooled - you have to assume the thieves know almost as much about the countermeasures as the beekepers themselves do. Your ideas are basically assuming that the thieves are amateurs, and amateurs that know nothing about beekeeping aren't going to be able to effectively monetize the bees they steal anyway.