I'll be paying my Maine apiary licensing fee shortly. The cost varies by
the number of hives, starts at $2 for up to 5 hives and maxes out at $500
for 7000+. This pays for the state apiary program which provides a vast
range of services for no added cost. From what I've seen, it is a good deal
for beekeepers and I'm happy to pay. There is a proposed fee increase, it
would start at $10 up to 10 hives and go to $550 for 7000+, still
reasonable.
Your City of Mt Pearl cost is nuts. Looks like a way for the council to say
supportive words while killing off beekeeping. How can it be so expensive
in relatively compact city area vs a state like Maine where it is an 9-hour
drive from Kittery in the south to Ft. Kent in the north?
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