Half a Million Bees Perish in Netherlands Arson Attack.
A Dutch beekeeper has expressed dismay after his ten colonies were set ablaze in a public garden in the city of Almere, resulting in the loss of an approximated half a million bees.
Harold Stringer mentioned that each hive housed a colony of 40-60,000 bees, and the thought that someone could kill them was devastating.
"It is deeply painful that my 10 hives have died," he told regional media.
Police in Almere, which sits to the northeast of Amsterdam, have requested witnesses after the arson attack on Tuesday evening in the city's picturesque Beatrixpark. They posted pictures of the blaze on online platforms.
The Netherlands authorities reports that more than half of the nation's 360 types of bee are at threat of dying out, as the number of bees declines around the world.
The beekeeper said that police had informed him an flammable substance had been used to ignite the colonies, which were placed on pallets in a forested area of the garden.
Barely any of the bees survived and he said that he had doubt the perpetrator would be apprehended.
Fellow beekeeper a local beekeeper told national radio that she had three hives and planned to give him one of them.
For Mr Stringer, who cared for the bees for about nine years, the fire means starting a new colony in the area from the beginning.
But he insists he will continue his efforts.
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