500,000 Bees Killed in Netherlands Deliberate Blaze.
A beekeeper from the Netherlands has expressed dismay after his ten colonies were burned down in a public garden in the city of Almere, causing the loss of an estimated half a million bees.
The beekeeper mentioned that each hive contained a population of forty to sixty thousand bees, and the thought that someone could destroy them was horrific.
"It is deeply painful that my ten colonies have perished," he informed regional media.
Police in Almere, which sits to the east of Amsterdam, have requested observers after the deliberate fire on Tuesday night in the city's picturesque Beatrixpark. They posted images of the blaze on social media.
The Netherlands authorities reports that more than half of the country's 360 types of bee are at threat of dying out, as the population of bees declines around the world.
The beekeeper explained that police had informed him an accelerant had been used to ignite the hives, which were sitting on wooden platforms in a wooded part of the park.
Barely any of the insects made it through and he said that he had doubt the perpetrator would be apprehended.
Another apiarist a local beekeeper stated on national radio that she had three bee colonies and planned to donate a colony.
For Mr Stringer, who cared for the bees for about nine years, the incident means building a new colony in the area from scratch.
But he affirms he will continue his efforts.
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