Texas Bee Ag Exemption Hive Calculator | County Requirements

Texas Bee Ag Exemption Hive Calculator

Use our county-specific calculator to estimate how many managed honey bee colonies your North Texas property may need for 1-d-1 agricultural appraisal and what the annual Ten Box Bees lease would cost.

The calculator covers Johnson, Tarrant, Parker, Hood, Hill, Somervell, Wise and Montague Counties. It is a planning tool only. County Appraisal Districts make the final decision on acreage, agricultural history, degree of intensity and eligibility.

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Texas Honey Bee Ag Valuation Planning Tools

Estimate your hive requirements, annual cost and potential tax savings

Start with your county and qualifying agricultural acreage. Then enter your property values to estimate potential savings. These tools are for planning only; your County Appraisal District makes the final eligibility, acreage, intensity and valuation determinations.

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Hive & Cost Calculator

Estimate the number of managed colonies and Ten Box Bees annual lease cost for qualifying acreage.

Use qualifying agricultural acreage, not automatically total deeded acreage. The calculator supports 5–20 acres.

5estimated managed hives
Annual hive lease$1,925
One-time setup fee$200
Estimated first-year total$2,125

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Property Tax Savings Calculator

Compare an estimated market-value tax against an agricultural productivity-value tax, then subtract the managed hive program cost.

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Use values from your appraisal records when possible. Homesites, improvements and non-agricultural acreage may be treated differently.

Estimated tax without Ag valuation$11,500
Estimated tax with Ag productivity value$12
Estimated gross annual tax savings$11,489
Annual managed hive cost$1,925
Estimated net annual savings after Year 1$9,564
Estimated net first-year savings$9,364
Estimated 10-year net savings*$95,436

*Simple 10-year estimate using the same values each year and one setup fee. It does not project tax-rate, appraisal-value, productivity-value or program-price changes.

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Important: These calculators are planning estimates, not tax, legal or appraisal advice and not a guarantee of agricultural appraisal. County standards can change. Confirm current requirements and property-specific valuation with the appropriate County Appraisal District.