Start with your Bastrop property records.

The familiar term “bee exemption” usually refers to 1-d-1 open-space agricultural appraisal. State law includes beekeeping on 5 to 20 qualifying acres, with principal use and locally accepted intensity also part of the requirements.

Keep the acreage receiving bee valuation distinct from the gross parcel size. Your existing approval, CAD account number, and any district request belong with the year’s hive and beekeeper records.

A missing online bee guide does not mean a county prohibits bee appraisal. Use the district’s instructions for the established use of your property.

Official local resources

Bastrop County appraisal district

Find the district’s property records, contact information, and forms through its official website.

Visit the appraisal district Bastrop in the Comptroller directory

Keep together

Approved acreage and CAD correspondence
Hive locations and dated active-colony counts
Inspection notes, photographs and receipts
Your beekeeper’s service agreement and records

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Keep useful records through the year.

Dated notes show inspections, colony changes, and the work carried out on your land.

Read the recordkeeping checklist

Work from the request you receive.

A county survey and an agricultural appraisal application serve different purposes. Keep the requested form and due date with the relevant activity year.

Understand reports and deadlines