Whitney,
In our area if you sell honey you are a business. To process honey for
sale, we mist have a separate "kitchen" set aside to extract and bottle
honey. Honey bees are in such short supply in our area that most people
welcome hives on their property.
Check with the State Dept. of Agriculture. They must have an extension
service in your area.
Here in SC the public schools along with the news media have been running
programs for public awareness as to the critical state of production
without enough bees.
Others may reply and give you more insight .
 
Good luck with it.
 
Bob Neely
Goose Creek, SC
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On Wed, 21 May 1997 12:42:30 -0600 "Whitney S. Cranshaw"
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>The term hobby beekeeper is used all the time, but what does it mean?
>
>The reason for my question is that a local beekeeper is being asked to
>move
>his hives because because this is considered to be an agricultural
>enterprise prohibited within city limits.  His defense is that he is
>only a
>hobby beekeeper and therefore exempt.  But this needs to be better
>defined.
>
>Is there limit to the number of hives that determines a hobby
>beekeeper?
>Does selling for profit define if a beekeeper is a hobbyist or not?
>
>Any ideas/help?
>
>Whitney Cranshaw
>Colorado, USA
>