Half a Million Honeybees Perish in Netherlands Fire Incident.
A beekeeper from the Netherlands has voiced shock after his ten colonies were burned down in a park in the city of Almere, causing the death of an approximated 500,000 bees.
The beekeeper mentioned that each hive housed a population of forty to sixty thousand bees, and the thought that someone could kill them was horrific.
"It is deeply painful that my ten colonies have died," he told regional media.
Police in Almere, located to the northeast of Amsterdam, have appealed for witnesses after the arson attack on Tuesday evening in the city's scenic Beatrixpark. They posted pictures of the blaze on social media.
The Netherlands authorities says that over 50% of the country's 360 species of bee are at risk of dying out, as the number of bees declines globally.
Mr Stringer said that police had told him an accelerant had been employed to burn the colonies, which were sitting on pallets in a wooded part of the garden.
Barely any of the insects survived and he noted that he had doubt the perpetrator would be apprehended.
Fellow beekeeper a local beekeeper stated on Dutch radio that she had three hives and planned to donate one of them.
For the beekeeper, who looked after the bees for about almost a decade, the fire means starting a fresh hive in the area from the beginning.
But he insists he will continue his efforts.
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