Half a Million Bees Killed in Netherlands Fire Incident.
A beekeeper from the Netherlands has expressed dismay after his ten colonies were set ablaze in a public garden in the central city of Almere, resulting in the death of an approximated half a million bees.
The beekeeper mentioned that each hive contained a colony 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 died," he told regional media.
Law enforcement in Almere, which sits to the northeast of Amsterdam, have requested witnesses after the deliberate fire on Tuesday evening in the city's picturesque Beatrixpark. They posted pictures of the blaze on social media.
The Netherlands authorities says that over 50% of the country's 360 types of bee are at threat of extinction, as the number of bees decreases around the world.
Mr Stringer explained that authorities had informed him an accelerant had been used to ignite the hives, which were sitting on pallets in a forested area of the garden.
Almost none of the bees survived and he said that he had little faith the arsonist would be caught.
Another apiarist Heleen Nieman told national radio that she had three bee colonies and wanted to donate one of them.
For Mr Stringer, who looked after the bees for about almost a decade, the incident means building a fresh hive in the park from the beginning.
But he insists he will not give up.
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