Donations have add up deluge into a bee farm in Brazoria County , Texas after an unknown person deliberately burned down several hive over the weekend .
" Last night someone did major scathe to a BCBA Bee Yard in Alvin , " the Brazoria County Beekeepers Association ( BCBA)wrote on Facebookon Saturday . The postal service shows image of several burned nettle rash that would have contained one C of K of bee .
The remains of hundreds of bees can be seen in images of the aftermath of the suspected arson , which the beekeepers association estimation killed half a million bee , consort to theHouston Chronicle .
The state the farm was found in has launch the Fannie Farmer to consider the damage was done on purpose . The Brazoria County Sheriff ’s Office is offering a $ 5,000 reward to anyone with selective information that go to an arrest of whoever sting down the hives , while the BCBA is also offering $ 1,000 .
" It ’s spoiled enough to think in today ’s macrocosm this would go on but dumping them over and then setting fire to them is beyond comprehension , " the BCBA write on Facebook .
" [ The association and Brazoria County Crime Stoppers have ] offer up a reward to top to conviction and anyone with info please send on it to the sheriff ’s office as a case [ identification number ] has been filed .
" I bring out down in tears when I see a floating brood build in the water with bee still deal for the brood . "
The beekeepers are trying to repair the equipment casualty done to the farm and look after the stay bee .
" When we left after set the ones leave alone up the bees were regain but will remain distressed for several day . Pray that the queens are still there in the remaining colonies . "
The BCBA hasasked for donationsto heap with the massive amount of damages , and so far over $ 16,000 has been raised from more than 500 sort donors .
" [ The apiculturist ] need our living and hopefully we can all donate something to help them with their losses . "
This is n’t the first time bee farms have been damage in this elbow room . Last twelvemonth , around 200,000 beloved bees were kill on a Californian farm after vandalsdoused hives in diesel and set them aflare .
