Minimum active hives: 6on the first 5
qualifying acres

2025 policy; adopted December 31, 2024

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.

One additional hive for each additional 2.5 acres.

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

Lampasas County acreage and active-hive schedule
Qualifying acres (examples)	Active hives
5	6
7.5	7
10	8
12.5	9
15	10
17.5	11
20	12

Beyond the hive count

What Lampasas wants to see.

Local intensity policy: 2025 standards

The policy was adopted December 31, 2024.

Management records: Health, feed & pests

The named practices also include maintenance, harvest and marketing.

Lampasas' policy names the management work behind the count.

Lampasas' 2025 policy requires six colonies on the first five acres and another hive for each additional 2.5 acres. Its listed management practices include maintaining hive structures, monitoring bee health, supplemental feeding, pest control, harvesting, and marketing products.³²

Use those activities to organize the year's actual service notes and receipts. A Lampasas record packet should make maintenance and management visible alongside the count, rather than relying on a photo of the hive boxes alone.

Keep with the year’s records

Records for your Lampasas property

Hive structure and equipment maintenance
Bee-health, feeding and pest-management notes
Harvest and production records
Receipts linked to the recorded work

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A few Lampasas County questions.

Which policy date applies to this guide?

The 2025 intensity policy was adopted December 31, 2024.

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

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