[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.