Twice during the month of October, about 10 days apart, I arrived at the bee yard to discover the top box of this hive had been pushed over (as in the photo). My hives are located in the woods on private property, behind a wall and are not easy to find. Some animal must be trying to get to the sugar water or honey inside the hive. After finding my hive like this and worrying that an animal might tip over the entire hive, I started using ratchet straps (see below) and the problem has not occurred since.
