South Bend considers easing beekeeping rules

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — Proposed changes would make it easier for South Bend residents to keep bee hives in the city.

The proposed ordinance would eliminate the current requirement that a beekeeper have at least five acres of land, and it would create a beekeeping permit through the city’s Department Code Enforcement, the South Bend Tribune reported (http://bit.ly/114d7mk ).