MONTGOMERY COUNTY - EAST TEXAS COVERAGE
Beekeeping Ag Exemption in Montgomery County
Our home county. Apiary routes, response times, and documentation practices all start in Conroe - Montgomery County properties get our fastest, most direct service.
Beekeeping Ag Valuation in Montgomery County
Conroe Bee Company (CBC) provides managed beekeeping and agricultural valuation documentation services throughout Montgomery County, Texas. We install and manage the colonies, keep the records, and deliver documentation organized for review by the Montgomery Central Appraisal District (MCAD). The appraisal district makes the final determination on every application - CBC provides services and documentation, not legal or tax advice.
Prefer to talk it through? Call +1 (281) 961-3173 - we respond within 1 business day (Mon–Sat).
What MCAD Looks For
Beekeeping qualifies for 1-d-1 open-space appraisal in Texas on tracts of 5 to 20 acres (Tax Code §23.51), with the degree-of-intensity standard set county by county. Here is the published reference standard for Montgomery County:
- Hive requirement
- 6 colonies on the first 5 acres, plus 1 colony for each additional 2.5 acres.
- Worked example
- A typical 10-acre tract works out to 8 colonies: 6 for the first 5 acres, plus 2 for the additional 5.
- Time on property
- Hives on the property at least 7 months of the year, per the county survey.
- Productivity value reference
- Published reference figure of $452/acre for qualifying beekeeping land.
Figures per the Texas Beekeepers Association's county survey. MCAD publishes its own beekeeping guidelines and sets current-year values.
Last reviewed: August 2026. Standards and values change - always confirm the current schedule with the district. We verify the current-year requirements for your specific property as part of every proposal.
Montgomery Central Appraisal District websiteThe Land in Montgomery County
Montgomery County mixes pine and hardwood timber with pockets of open pasture, and it is filling in fast - many of our clients here hold 5–20 acre tracts around Magnolia, Willis, and Montgomery that came out of larger ranches. Land that sits idle is exactly the land an agricultural valuation program is designed for, and bees are one of the few qualifying uses that work on smaller, partly wooded tracts without fencing, livestock, or equipment.
Key cities and communities: Conroe, The Woodlands, Magnolia, Willis, Montgomery, Cut and Shoot, Splendora, New Caney, Porter
How CBC Works in Montgomery County
Conroe is our base of operations, so Montgomery County sites sit directly on our Tuesday/Thursday service routes. We work with MCAD documentation expectations week in and week out, and our records are organized so district review is straightforward.
Most Montgomery County sites fall inside Zone A (0–20 road miles of Conroe) - no travel surcharge.
Base pricing is $385/colony/year plus a $600 site installation (Year 1) - see full pricing and how the process works from first contact to year-end documentation.
Montgomery County Questions
Straight answers for landowners who want agricultural valuation without becoming beekeepers.
How many hives do I need on 10 acres in Montgomery County?
Does CBC prepare the documentation MCAD expects?
My land has no agricultural history. How long does qualification take?
Property in Montgomery County?
Tell us about your Montgomery County land - we'll assess feasibility and provide a no-obligation proposal aligned to MCAD standards.
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