500,000 Honeybees Killed in Netherlands Fire Incident.
A beekeeper from the Netherlands has voiced dismay after his ten colonies were set ablaze in a public garden in the central city of Almere, causing the death of an approximated 500,000 bees.
The beekeeper mentioned that every colony housed a population of 40-60,000 bees, and the idea that someone could kill them was devastating.
"It really hurts that my 10 hives have died," he informed 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 shared images of the blaze on online platforms.
The Netherlands authorities reports that over 50% of the nation's 360 types of bee are at threat of dying out, as the population of bees declines globally.
The beekeeper said that authorities had informed him an flammable substance had been used to burn the hives, which were placed on pallets in a wooded part of the garden.
Almost none of the bees survived and he noted that he had little faith the perpetrator would be apprehended.
Fellow beekeeper a local beekeeper told Dutch radio that she had three hives and wanted to give him one of them.
For Mr Stringer, who cared for the bees for about nine years, the fire means building a new colony in the area from the beginning.
But he affirms he will not give up.
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