I got to chatting with some people and remembered I have a cousin that had an Ag Exemption on his property by keeping bee hives.
Sounds like I got connected to a couple of local groups that will get me all set up and I might even be able to slide the existing Ag Exemption over and not have to wait 5 years, if I take all the legit steps to establish a full minimum colony. WELL worth the investment, and mostly hands-off as long as I let the groups harvest and keep the honeyI
This is much more fun than the 4-acre place with the horrid Cedar I had to 'doze...