500,000 Bees Perish in Netherlands Fire Incident.
A beekeeper from the Netherlands has expressed shock after his 10 beehives were set ablaze in a park in the city of Almere, resulting in the death of an approximated 500,000 bees.
The beekeeper stated that every colony housed a colony of forty to sixty thousand bees, and the thought that someone could kill them was horrific.
"It is deeply painful that my 10 hives have died," he told local broadcaster.
Law enforcement in Almere, located to the east of Amsterdam, have requested witnesses 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 over 50% of the nation's 360 species of bee are at risk of dying out, as the number of bees declines globally.
The beekeeper explained that authorities had told him an accelerant had been employed to ignite the hives, which were placed on pallets in a wooded part of the garden.
Almost none of the insects survived and he noted that he had doubt the perpetrator would be apprehended.
Another apiarist a local beekeeper stated on Dutch radio that she had three bee colonies and planned to give him one of them.
For the beekeeper, who cared for the bees for about nine years, the incident means starting a fresh hive in the park from scratch.
But he affirms he will not give up.
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