Half a Million Bees Killed in Dutch Fire Incident.
A Dutch beekeeper has expressed dismay after his 10 beehives were burned down in a park in the central city of Almere, causing the loss of an approximated half a million bees.
The beekeeper mentioned that every colony housed a colony of forty to sixty thousand bees, and the thought that anyone could kill them was devastating.
"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 appealed for observers after the arson attack on Tuesday night in the city's picturesque Beatrixpark. They shared pictures of the blaze on social media.
The Dutch government reports that more than half of the country's 360 species of bee are at risk of dying out, as the number of bees declines globally.
Mr Stringer explained that police had informed him an flammable substance had been employed to ignite the colonies, which were placed on pallets in a wooded part of the garden.
Barely any of the insects made it through and he said that he had little faith the arsonist would be apprehended.
Fellow beekeeper a local beekeeper told Dutch radio that she had three hives and wanted to donate a colony.
For Mr Stringer, who cared for the bees for about almost a decade, the incident means starting a new colony in the area from the beginning.
But he insists he will not give up.
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