500,000 Honeybees Killed in Dutch Fire Incident.

A Dutch beekeeper has expressed shock after his 10 beehives were burned down in a park in the city of Almere, causing the death of an estimated half a million bees.

The beekeeper mentioned that every colony contained a colony of 40-60,000 bees, and the idea that anyone could kill them was horrific.

"It really hurts that my 10 hives have died," he told regional media.

Law enforcement in Almere, located to the northeast of Amsterdam, have appealed for observers after the deliberate fire on Tuesday evening in the city's picturesque Beatrixpark. They shared images of the fire on online platforms.

The Netherlands authorities says that more than half of the nation's 360 species of bee are at threat of extinction, as the number of bees decreases around the world.

Mr Stringer said that police had informed him an accelerant had been used to burn the hives, which were sitting on pallets in a wooded part of the park.

Almost none of the bees made it through and he said that he had doubt the perpetrator would be apprehended.

Fellow beekeeper a local beekeeper stated on national radio that she had three bee colonies and planned to give him a colony.

For Mr Stringer, who looked after the bees for about almost a decade, the incident means building a fresh hive in the area from the beginning.

But he insists he will continue his efforts.

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