Beekeeping in Minnesota

Colony of bees
A colony of bees. Beekeeping is now legal in Minneapolis, but with a number of regulations. Beekeepers must apply for permits and must have permission from the owner of every adjacent property to theirs. There are also limits to the number of colonies one can keep, based on the size of a property.
MPR Photo/Tom Weber

Beekeeping is now legal in Minneapolis, after being banned for more than three decades. MPR's Jess Mador and Tom Weber visited a beekeeper to find out more about the process.

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