Minimum active hives: 6on the first 5
qualifying acres

2025-hosted manual; reviewed December 2020

Qualifying bee acreage: 5–20 acres

Land used for qualifying beekeeping, with the approved acreage shown separately.

A “bee exemption” is usually 1-d-1 open-space agricultural appraisal of qualifying land. Your records support the actual beekeeping taking place there.

The local hive schedule

Qualifying acreage.
Active colonies.

Add one colony for each complete additional two acres.

The table shows whole-step examples. Keep the actual qualifying acreage in your records.

Coryell County acreage and active-hive schedule
Qualifying acres (examples)	Active hives
5	6
7	7
9	8
11	9
13	10
15	11
17	12
19	13

Beyond the hive count

What Coryell wants to see.

Acreage calculation: Complete two acres

A remainder below two acres does not add a colony.

District worked example: 15 acres: 11 colonies

The manual provides this calculation.

Supporting evidence: Leases & financial records

Label the records with the relevant property.

Coryell counts complete two-acre additions.

Coryell's published manual starts with six colonies on five acres and adds a colony for each complete additional two acres. Its example requires 11 colonies on 15 acres; a remaining fraction below two acres does not add a colony.²⁸

The manual also recognizes leases and historical financial records as supporting evidence of an operation. Keep those records identifiable by property, with the active-colony counts and dates from your beekeeper. A general invoice covering several bee yards is easier to follow when the relevant location is clearly marked.

Keep with the year’s records

Records for your Coryell property

Qualifying acreage and dated colony counts
Property-labelled beekeeper lease
Financial records and service notes
Any current district request

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A few Coryell County questions.

Does Coryell round every partial two acres up?

Its published rule says an additional fraction below two acres does not require another colony.

Can my beekeeper’s records be part of the packet?

Yes. Keep dated service notes that identify your Coryell County property, the active-colony count, and the work completed. Add the relevant agreement or lease.