Half a Million Honeybees Killed in Netherlands Arson Attack.
A beekeeper from the Netherlands has voiced dismay after his 10 beehives were burned down in a park in the city of Almere, resulting in the death of an estimated 500,000 bees.
Harold Stringer mentioned that every colony contained a colony of forty to sixty thousand bees, and the idea that someone could destroy them was devastating.
"It is deeply painful that my 10 hives have died," he informed regional media.
Law enforcement in Almere, which sits to the east of Amsterdam, have requested observers after the arson attack on Tuesday evening in the city's scenic Beatrixpark. They posted images of the blaze on social media.
The Netherlands authorities reports that more than half of the nation's 360 types of bee are at threat of extinction, as the population of bees decreases around the world.
Mr Stringer explained that police had told him an flammable substance had been employed to burn the colonies, which were placed on pallets in a forested area of the park.
Almost none of the insects made it through and he said that he had little faith the perpetrator would be caught.
Another apiarist a local beekeeper told Dutch radio that she had three hives and planned to donate one of them.
For the beekeeper, who cared for the colonies for about almost a decade, the incident means building a new colony in the park from scratch.
But he affirms he will continue his efforts.
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