Numbers and Compensation

[A Devries]

How many hives are generally kept in one yard? I imagine this will vary greatly. I would like to know when does a area get saturated and honey production starts to drop?
My other question is how are the landowners compensated? I'm sure this varies as well.
Right now my hives are at a friends farm and I'm looking forward to suppling him with honey.Thanks for the replies in advance.
Albert

[hoosierhiver]

i live in a rural wooded area with no significant agriculture.it seems that when i get close to 20 hives at my home apiary,my production per hive goes down.

[beegee]

Most folks around here don't charge for having permanent bee yards on their land, as the pollination is a benefit. Some honey or occasional chores are good relations, as is keeping your beeyards neat and not abusing the roads, fields and fences of your host.

[BjornBee]

Compensating a LANDOWNER with a case of one pound bears, etc, is appropriate.

Not charging a fee for pollination services for a commercial operation that relies on pollination is bad for the industry and beekeepers in general.