Bee theft has a long history, with even Plato talking about it. (Laws 8.843d-e) >And if any, yielding to his taste of bees, secures for himself another man's s

Bee theft has a long history, with even Plato talking about it. (Laws 8.843d-e) >And if any, yielding to his taste of bees, secures for himself another man's swarm by attracting them with the rattling of pans, he shall pay for the damage.