Half a Million Bees Killed in Netherlands Arson Attack.
A beekeeper from the Netherlands has voiced dismay after his ten colonies were burned down in a public garden in the city of Almere, resulting in the death of an approximated 500,000 bees.
The beekeeper mentioned that every colony contained a population of forty to sixty thousand bees, and the idea that anyone could destroy them was horrific.
"It really hurts that my ten colonies have perished," he told regional media.
Law enforcement in Almere, which sits to the east of Amsterdam, have requested observers after the deliberate fire on Tuesday evening in the city's picturesque Beatrixpark. They shared pictures of the blaze on social media.
The Netherlands authorities reports that more than half of the country's 360 types of bee are at risk of extinction, as the population of bees decreases globally.
Mr Stringer explained that police had informed him an flammable substance had been used to ignite the hives, which were placed on pallets in a forested area of the park.
Barely any of the bees made it through and he said that he had doubt the perpetrator would be caught.
Another apiarist Heleen Nieman told national radio that she had three hives and wanted to give him one of them.
For Mr Stringer, who cared for the colonies for about nine years, the fire means building a new colony in the park from the beginning.
But he affirms he will continue his efforts.
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