Animal cruelty in Halstenbek: 40,000 bees suffocated by sabotage!

Animal cruelty in Halstenbek: 40,000 bees suffocated by sabotage!

Bickbargen, Halstenbek, Deutschland - A shocking incident occurred in Halstenbek in northern German. The beekeeper Jan Strauß reports of a cruel crime in which over 40,000 bees are suffocated in a beehive. Unknowns have deliberately closed the entry hole of the stick, which resulted in the hardworking animals could no longer escape. This cruelty act not only shaked Jan Strauss, but also the entire beekeeper community in the region. Strauss comments on the incident and the tireless work that flows into the care of its bee colonies. The incident occurred on Bickbargen street, a place where vandalism has been shown several times in the past few months, which additionally fueled the concerns of the residents. As reports shz.de, this act arouses not only pity, but also an urgent question about the security of the beekeepers and their animals.

The importance of bees as pollinators for agriculture is undisputed. There are around 102 million bee colonies worldwide, as the FAO estimates. Fortunately, the number of bee colonies has increased by 47 percent in Europe since 1990. But the breeders not only need the animals for honey production, but also for the health of their plants. The importance of a strong and stable bee population is also underlined by the problems that beekeepers have with vandalism and theft. The latest reports show that beekeepers in Berlin have suffered material damage of over 11,000 euros from the theft of 31 valuable beehives. These bee colonies were part of a special breeding line that was bred for Varroa tolerance-a particularly important quality, since the Varro-Abardauga is the main cause of dying bee colonies. Long -term breeding work was irretrievably ruined by the theft, which endangers the entire beekeeping, not only in urban areas, but beyond. This information provides [agrarheute.com] (https://www.agrarheute.com/land-leben/ Years of Fearing-zucht-zucht-diehne-stehlen-31-wertstrocht-bienenstoecke-633445).

The challenge for the beekeepers

beekeeping is faced with challenges that go beyond physical attacks. Breeding also plays a central role in the future of bees. The new beekeepers, which were purchased with funding last year, should have helped secure the bee colonies. But vandalism and the sabotage are a constant threat that questions the manual ability and the commitment of many beekeepers.

The figures for beekeeping impressively show that we are walking on a narrow ridge. In Northern Europe, for example, there has been an increase in bee colonies from 0.1 million to 0.6 million since 1990 - an impressive growth of almost 348 percent. At the same time, Eastern Europe fights with a decline to 10.9 million bee colonies, which underlines the uncertainty in beekeeping. These developments are important if you look at the challenges for beekeeping in overall Europe, such as [destatis.de] (https://www.destatis.de/de/themen/laender-regions/internationales/thema/Landwirtschaft-fischerei/bienen.html) with numbers.

It remains to be hoped that the beekeeping community not only learns from these incidents, but also finds ways to better protect the bees that are so important for our environment and agriculture. The last incidents show that a lot of work is still necessary to preserve the passion of the beekeepers and to secure the bees for future generations.