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.

Menard 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 Menard records.

General agricultural policy: September 2011

This policy predates the bee provision that took effect in 2012.

Practical record: Later bee correspondence

Retain the approval and bee-specific directions for your property.

Practical record

Menard's older agricultural policy predates the bee provision.

Menard's public forms library links an agricultural policy revised September 8, 2011.³⁵ That document predates the beekeeping provision that took effect in 2012, so its livestock sections do not supply a bee stocking schedule.⁴

For an existing Menard bee exemption, keep the property's later approval or bee-specific correspondence with the year's records. That avoids confusing an older general agricultural policy with the requirements applied to your established apiary.

Keep with the year’s records

Records for your Menard property

Bee-specific approval and later district letters
Qualifying acreage and hive locations
Colony counts and dated beekeeper records

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A few Menard County questions.

Should Menard's 2011 livestock acreage rules be used as a bee minimum?

No. The document predates the bee provision and does not establish a bee-specific stocking rule.

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

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