> Is there a typical payment?

In the UK the traditional rent is one pound of honey per hive.  For 
permanent sites in orchards there may be no payment, although one beekeeper 
that I know actually charges half the going rate for top fruit pollination, 
i.e. he gets around £20 per colony!

Best wishes

Peter
52.194546N, -1.673618W

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