500,000 Honeybees Perish in Netherlands Fire Incident.
A beekeeper from the Netherlands has voiced dismay after his 10 beehives were set ablaze in a park in the central city of Almere, causing the loss of an approximated half a million bees.
The beekeeper stated that every colony contained a colony of forty to sixty thousand bees, and the idea that anyone could kill them was horrific.
"It really hurts that my ten colonies have died," he informed local broadcaster.
Police in Almere, located to the northeast of Amsterdam, have appealed for observers after the arson attack on Tuesday night in the city's picturesque Beatrixpark. They posted pictures of the fire on social media.
The Dutch government reports that more than half of the country's 360 types of bee are at threat of extinction, as the population of bees declines around the world.
The beekeeper said that authorities had informed him an flammable substance had been employed to ignite the hives, which were sitting on pallets in a wooded part of the garden.
Barely any of the bees survived and he said that he had doubt the arsonist would be caught.
Fellow beekeeper a local beekeeper told Dutch radio that she had three hives and planned to donate a colony.
For the beekeeper, who looked after the bees for about nine years, the incident means starting a fresh hive in the area from the beginning.
But he insists he will continue his efforts.
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