[yetihehe]

No, but it's possible to do. They need to be working only for some period after disturbing. Because beehive is stationary, it can use mechanical tilt switch, which enables device only when hive is moved. My beekeeping friend uses cheap rfid tags inlayed inside hive walls to easily identify that beehive is his, in case of needing to quickly check it. If he thinks someone stole the hive, it's quick to bring phone near known location on hive and confirm it. Gps trackers for each hive are still too expensive.

[eschneider]

If you read the article, it's clear that wouldn't help much as the thieves are quickly breaking down the hives and reboxing the bees. The original beehives are discarded.

[pvaldes]

A system that would make a phone call based in an acelerometer inside the beehive would deserve a look at least.

[yetihehe]

If you can be notified as soon as thieves are breaking/moving hives, that would help immensely.