Chile: Beekeepers protest in front of presidential palace

A prolonged drought has been ravaging beekeeping in Chile, affecting bees' food sources such as flowers and crops.
To highlight their cause, the beekeepers set up some 60 hives containing around 10,000 bees in front of the presidential palace and prevented the police from dispersing the demonstration with a demand of reform to improve honey prices or provide subsidies to honey producers.
Shockingly seven police officers who tried to remove beehives placed by the protesters to block a main thoroughfare, were stung. The protest also resulted in some of the bees flying around in the air, causing concerns to passers-by. Especially posing danger to people who are allergic, because it can cause death.
It is to be noted that Bee populations around the world have been rapidly declining in recent years due to habitat loss, pollution and the use of pesticides, among other factors.