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Canadian apiary store owner foils honey heist by marauding swarm of bees

Raids by rival hives aren’t rare after a dry, hot summer, but Christine McDonald was surprised to find her store besieged by bees

A Canadian beekeeper has described fending off thousands of “robber bees” as they raided her shop in a brazen attempt to steal honey.

Christine McDonald, who owns Rushing River Apiaries in the British Columbia city of Terrace, said she entered her shop to find it overrun by the swarm.

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