The various statutes of limitations have long since expired, so I can say with authority that the way to make "a fortune" keeping bees is to do what Bob Cole of NC did with untaxed corn liquor for decades, and what I did with slightly more mind-altering substances - to be in the business of transporting difficult-to-transport goods, with the pallets of bees surrounding and atop those goods.

No one ever asks any question about a  truckload of bees beyond "How soon will you be out of my jurisdiction?"

Bob also avoided attracting the attention of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tabacco, and Firearms by using honey, rather than being caught by tracking sugar purchases.  This is a prime example of "vertical integration" in a market.

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