I would just like to give some solid advice for anyone considering having hives hosted on someone else’s property, no matter how sincere either party is please protect yourself and your hives/bees with a signed and witnessed agreement. State exactly what it is you expect from the arrangement and that your hives/bees remain your property as they are considered livestock and are not to be tampered with by the other party or anyone whilst you are not present or without your specific permission. The ownership of hives/bees cannot be transferred or changed into anyone else’s name without your authority to DPI. My advice comes from experience.