{"id":1426,"date":"2016-05-16T17:00:55","date_gmt":"2016-05-16T22:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bohemianutopia.com\/?p=1426"},"modified":"2016-05-16T00:29:37","modified_gmt":"2016-05-16T05:29:37","slug":"honeybee-out-yard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bohemianutopia.com\/?p=1426","title":{"rendered":"Honeybee Out-Yard"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A friend of mine has inquired several times about having hives put on their land &#8211; both for adding to the biodiversity of the land and flora, but also for the State Agriculture Exemption that includes having honeybees as livestock.<\/p>\n<p>Every county can decide how many hives per acre are required, and the tax exemption is currently for a minimum of 5 acres, and up to 20 acres.<\/p>\n<p>Hives were loaded up the night before<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bohemianutopia.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Dscn2990_sm.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-thumbnail wp-image-1427\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bohemianutopia.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Dscn2990_sm-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Dscn2990_sm\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Then driven to their property.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bohemianutopia.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Dscn2993_sm.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-thumbnail wp-image-1423\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bohemianutopia.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Dscn2993_sm-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Dscn2993_sm\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>and setup onto hive stands.\u00a0 Each holds 5 hives (4 comfortably, 5 hives are pretty tight together)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bohemianutopia.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Dscn2995_sm.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-thumbnail wp-image-1422\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bohemianutopia.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Dscn2995_sm-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Dscn2995_sm\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bohemianutopia.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Dscn2996_sm.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-thumbnail wp-image-1421\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bohemianutopia.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Dscn2996_sm-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Dscn2996_sm\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nSome of the hives were smaller 5-frame hives that were ready to move up to full-sized 10-frame boxes.\u00a0 The bees are all setup in front of an unused chicken coop.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bohemianutopia.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Dscn2998_sm.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-thumbnail wp-image-1420\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bohemianutopia.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Dscn2998_sm-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Dscn2998_sm\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bohemianutopia.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Dscn2999_sm.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-thumbnail wp-image-1419\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bohemianutopia.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Dscn2999_sm-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Dscn2999_sm\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bohemianutopia.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Dscn3000_sm.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-thumbnail wp-image-1418\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bohemianutopia.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Dscn3000_sm-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Dscn3000_sm\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bohemianutopia.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Dscn3001_sm.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-thumbnail wp-image-1417\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bohemianutopia.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Dscn3001_sm-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Dscn3001_sm\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bohemianutopia.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Dscn3002_sm.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-thumbnail wp-image-1416\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bohemianutopia.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Dscn3002_sm-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Dscn3002_sm\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A friend of mine has inquired several times about having hives put on their land &#8211; 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