Half a Million Honeybees Killed in Dutch Arson Attack.
A Dutch beekeeper has voiced shock after his 10 beehives were set ablaze in a park in the central city of Almere, resulting in the death of an estimated half a million bees.
The beekeeper mentioned that every colony contained a colony of forty to sixty thousand bees, and the idea that someone could kill them was devastating.
"It really hurts that my 10 hives have perished," he told local broadcaster.
Law enforcement in Almere, located to the northeast of Amsterdam, have appealed for witnesses after the deliberate fire on Tuesday evening in the city's picturesque Beatrixpark. They posted images of the blaze on social media.
The Netherlands authorities says that more than half of the country's 360 species of bee are at threat of extinction, as the population of bees declines around the world.
Mr Stringer explained that police had told him an flammable substance had been employed to ignite the colonies, which were placed on pallets in a wooded part of the park.
Barely any of the bees survived and he noted that he had little faith the arsonist would be apprehended.
Fellow beekeeper Heleen Nieman told national radio that she had three hives and planned to donate one of them.
For Mr Stringer, who cared for the bees for about almost a decade, the fire means building a fresh hive in the area from scratch.
But he insists he will not give up.
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