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BEEKEEPING LEARNING CENTER => GENERAL BEEKEEPING - MAIN POSTING FORUM. => Topic started by: twintrades on July 08, 2011, 12:50:22 AM

Title: Odd question......
Post by: twintrades on July 08, 2011, 12:50:22 AM
How many hives would you have to have to consider your area a apiary ? Just was something i was mulling over durring work. Ive seen some with just one and othres with 10 or more. Just was wondering what number you yourself would consider minimum to have ?

Title: Re: Odd question......
Post by: schawee on July 08, 2011, 01:12:32 AM
1 to 100 or more
Title: Re: Odd question......
Post by: bee-nuts on July 08, 2011, 04:22:39 AM
One colony that is kept by a beekeeper is an apiary.  The only way one colony would not be in an apiary would be if it were a feral colony that is there on its own will and you dont do anything with it.  If you had 100 colonies and had each one at a separate location, you would have 100 apiaries.

Title: Re: Odd question......
Post by: sc-bee on July 08, 2011, 05:31:27 AM
If for insurance purposes or town ordinances I am sure ONE is a very good answer ;)
Title: Re: Odd question......
Post by: twintrades on July 08, 2011, 08:30:27 AM
Haha schawee your a smart one aintcha ? :roll:

No inshurace or town orderace just me wonderin
Title: Re: Odd question......
Post by: Intheswamp on July 08, 2011, 08:54:24 AM
Quote from: twintrades on July 08, 2011, 08:30:27 AM
Haha schawee your a smart one aintcha ? :roll:

No inshurace or town orderace just me wonderin
schawee's answer was quick, correct, and to the point...

schawee, some of the video's that I've watched of ya'll doing cutouts and swarms are incredible!!!  My hat is off to ya'll!!! 

Ed