A beekeeper’s investigation into a honey heist suggests a black bear is roaming Carleton. Last week, 7 News Detroit reported on a black bear sighting near Rockwood and Flat Rock. That’s the furthest southeast a bear has ever been officially recorded in Michigan.
Watch Darren Cunningham’s video report:
Beekeeper suspects black bear in Monroe County honey heist
Beekeeper Chris Jarvis spent Friday afternoon securing some of his hive boxes after something, potentially a bear, did a little unauthorized taste-testing the other night.
“It’s a lot more work than people realize. I mean, those suits are pretty hot,” he told 7 News Detroit. “Yeah, I have a hundred some hives in the area.”
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Some of those hive boxes are on Karen Roberts’ property in Carleton. Just the other day, her husband noticed something was off…