A black bear stole a farmer's honey and damaged his beehives in southern China.

The CCTV video, captured in the city of Mianzhu in Sichuan Province on August 16, shows a black bear enjoying honey from the beehives in a farm.

Still pictures show the damaged beehives after the black bear left.

According to reports, the farmer named Meng found his honey was stolen and the beehives were damaged several days earlier so he installed a surveillance camera, not realising that a bear was behind the thefts.

However, the bear appeared again to steal honey and even damaged the camera as well. So Meng called the police for help.

Finally, the police investigation found that the black bear was the culprit.

Since the black bear is a protected animal, Meng said although they stole the honey, he would not hurt them.

The video was provided by local media with permission.

家住四川绵竹汉旺镇花石沟村的孟大爷

在山上养殖蜜蜂。

前几日，他发现养殖场里的蜂箱被破坏，

蜂蜜被偷。

于是特地装上了监控，没想到，蜂蜜仍然被盗，连监控也被破坏了，于是孟大爷报警求助。民警通过走访调查，最终锁定了盗贼，竟然是一头黑熊。

我们从监控画面上看到，
8月16日凌晨3点24分，一只黑熊从山上爬到孟大爷的养殖场后，将前爪搭在蜂架上，一边四处张望，一边舔着蜂箱里的蜂蜜。

似乎觉得意犹未尽，黑熊干脆又把蜂箱拽到地上，开始慢慢享用。之后，贪吃的黑熊咬断了监控线路。

孟大爷介绍：黑熊属于保护动物，就算它偷吃了蜂蜜，我也不能伤害它，只能自认倒霉了。

据民警介绍，近年来，我市进一步完善生态保护机制，为不少珍稀野生动物繁衍提供了良好的条件，黑熊自由出没充分展现了保护成效。
（视频由四川台提供）