NYSP investigating acts of arson that killed half a million bees in Ellenburg Center [Video]

THIS IS NBC5 NEWS. AN INVESTIGATION IS UNDERWAY TONIGHT BY STATE POLICE IN ELLENBURG CENTER AFTER SOMEONE TORCHED SEVERAL SHEDS, ALL FULL OF BEEHIVES. THE SHEDS WERE ON A FAMILY’S PROPERTY. THEY NOW WANT TO SHARE THE EXTENT OF THE DAMAGE. AND THAT’S WHERE WE FIND NBC5’S. AMANDA MARTIN. SHE’S LIVE IN FRONT OF WHAT REMAINS AFTER THIS FIRE. AMANDA. BRIAN. THE FAMILY HAS BEEN GROWING THESE BEEHIVES FOR EIGHT DECADE, AND NOW IT’S MOSTLY GONE. AND THE SMELL OF ACCELERANT IN THE AIR IS STILL VERY STRONG, EVEN THOUGH THIS HAPPENED WEDNESDAY NIGHT, I WANT YOU TO GET A CLOSER LOOK AT WHAT THIS ALL LOOKS LIKE. AND ALL OF THAT CHARRED RUBBLE THE FAMILY ESTIMATES IS HALF A MILLION DEAD BEES ALL SCATTERED ALONG THE DEBRIS TO THE SURVIVING BEES HAVE BEEN COMING TO SAVE THE BURNT HIVES. BUT BECAUSE OF ALL THE CHEMICALS, THEY’RE STILL IN HARM’S …