I'm guessing the bees are just going in circles, steal from person A and sell to person B. Now person A needs bees, so steal from person C and sell to Person A, and it keeps going like that. The smaller and poorer beeks won't be able to afford to buy back their bees (or replacement bees), which will ultimately consolidate all the bees among a few wealthier groups. Once most bees are controlled by a few people/groups, they'll fund the infrastructure needed to keep the bees more secure.