Beenappers at Work in Wales?

Fourteen beehives, together with their contents, have been stolen in Llangollen (North Wales). It's suspected, of course, that the thieves, who loaded the hives onto a truck, must known how to handle bees (https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/aug/03/welsh-police-search-thief-14-beehives-missing-llangollen). This appears to be another form of animal rustling. The bee colonies are worth several thousand pounds and it's not just the honey that has gone missing. All the 'free' pollenating of crops activity carried out by the worker bees, has also disappeared into the distance. The owners of the hives apparently think other local bee keepers are too nice to be involved in such a heist. Perhaps it's the English from across the border?