Minimum active hives: 6on the first 5
qualifying acres

Hive figures and time on property: Texas Beekeepers Association, 2024.

Qualifying bee acreage: 5–20 acres

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

Time on the property: 7 months

Reported by the association, 2024.

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

Association-reported schedule

Qualifying acreage.
Active colonies.

Association reports one additional hive per additional 2.5 acres.

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

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

Keep the property identifiable

Useful for your McCulloch records.

2015 Comptroller review: Bee use recognized

The historical review recorded recognition of bee agricultural use.

Practical record: Existing account approval

Keep approval correspondence together with current activity.

Practical record

Beekeeping appears in McCulloch's appraisal record, even where web guidance is sparse.

The Comptroller's 2015 review recorded that McCulloch CAD recognized beekeeping as agricultural use for qualifying 5-to-20-acre land through guidelines or approved applications.³⁴ A sparse online forms library should not be read as a county prohibition.

For an existing McCulloch bee property, keep the approval correspondence and CAD account details at the front of the record packet. Follow them with the dated hive records and any district request, so the established use of that particular account is clear.

Keep with the year’s records

Records for your McCulloch property

Approval correspondence and CAD account number
Qualifying acreage and apiary map
Current inspection and service records

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A few McCulloch County questions.

Does a missing standalone bee PDF mean McCulloch rejects bees?

No. The historical Comptroller review expressly recorded recognition of bee agricultural use.

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

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