The Leawood City Council has agreed to allow beekeeping within city limits, but only on larger lots. Under an ordinance adopted in September, a residential property is allowed up to two beehives, which must be kept in the rear yard. The hives must be at least 50 feet from the boundaries of adjacent developed property, 75 feet from any building on an adjacent lot and 100 feet from the traveled portion of a street, pedestrian path or sidewalk. The hives can be no more than 5 feet tall, and a barrier must be installed to limit the area the bees can travel when they leave the hive to collect pollen and nectar. Such barriers, consisting of dense landscaping or a structure, are designed to limit the contact that adjacent property owners would have with the bees, Leawood Planning Director Mark Klein told the planning commission last summer.
Source: Joco 913 News
