Bee Fields for Citizens Who Want to Become Beekeepers

Currently, urban beekeeping is not possible in Spain. As explained by Juan Carlos Álvarez, president of the Beekeepers Association of the Community of Madrid (Apiscam), there is no possibility of raising bees in cities because since 2002 a royal decree establishes that there cannot be hives within 400 meters of an urban area. However, there is another curious way to become a beekeeper: resorting to shared land in the countryside where hives can be placed.