hi Dave, Tried to send this directly too you but keep getting a mail error message. Sorry to hear that the bear found your hive...I lost most of four to a bear a year ago. Not fun. He will be back!!! You will probably have mostly adult bees left ...they really like the brood. You have a few choices: either move the hive, fence it, or kill the bear. The solar fencers which will power 20 miles of fence work well but sometimes walk off. You will also need to keep the weeds down under the fence to keep it from shorting out. You want a fencer that will put out at least 4000 volts to do a good job as a bear fence. I moved my bees into town. They are in my yard now. Overall I came out pretty good as many beekeepers here loose quite a few colonies here every year sometimes even with a good fence. good luck Blane ****************************************** Blane White State Apiary Inspector Minnesota Department of Agriculture Division of Plant Protection 90 W Plato Blvd St Paul, MN 55107 ph 612-296-0591 fax 612-296-7386 [log in to unmask] ******************************************** ****************************************** Blane White State Apiary Inspector Minnesota Department of Agriculture Division of Plant Protection 90 W Plato Blvd St Paul, MN 55107 ph 612-296-0591 fax 612-296-7386 [log in to unmask] ******************************************** ****************************************** Blane White State Apiary Inspector Minnesota Department of Agriculture Division of Plant Protection 90 W Plato Blvd St Paul, MN 55107 ph 612-296-0591 fax 612-296-7386 [log in to unmask] ********************************************