Half a Million Bees Killed in Netherlands Arson Attack.
A Dutch beekeeper has voiced dismay after his 10 beehives were set ablaze in a park in the city of Almere, causing the loss of an estimated 500,000 bees.
The beekeeper stated that every colony housed a colony of forty to sixty thousand bees, and the thought that anyone could kill them was devastating.
"It really hurts that my ten colonies have perished," he told regional media.
Law enforcement in Almere, located to the northeast of Amsterdam, have appealed for observers after the deliberate fire on Tuesday night in the city's picturesque Beatrixpark. They posted images of the blaze on social media.
The Netherlands authorities says that over 50% of the country's 360 types of bee are at threat of extinction, as the population of bees decreases around the world.
The beekeeper explained that police had informed him an flammable substance had been employed to burn the hives, which were sitting on wooden platforms in a wooded part of the park.
Almost none of the bees survived and he noted that he had little faith the perpetrator would be caught.
Another apiarist a local beekeeper told Dutch radio that she had three hives and wanted to donate one of them.
For Mr Stringer, who looked after the bees for about almost a decade, the fire means starting a fresh hive in the park from the beginning.
But he insists he will continue his efforts.
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