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Alaska apiary registration

Alaska requires beekeepers to register their apiaries. Below is what the record says, where it is written and who to call, as verified on September 4, 2026.

Requirement
Required
When it is due
  • May 1 each year (the app's reminder date)

State's wording: annual form (state re-issues the form each year; 2026 form dated Jan 1 2026)

Fee
none listed on form
Law
AS 03.47.030; 11 AAC 35.010-35.020
Agency
  • Official page dnr.alaska.gov
  • Form dnr.alaska.gov
  • No phone on file — use the agency site

Notes

Form asks for packages received and hives overwintered, i.e., a spring report; email bee.registration@alaska.gov. Deadline not stated on form - the 05-01 anchor is a suggested spring reminder date, not a legal deadline.

Sources

How this was checked

Verified on September 4, 2026. Confidence: medium.

We could not fully verify this item; treat it as a prompt to call the agency, not as a rule.

All states: apiary registration by state

Also on this site: the mite wash calculator and the honey label checklist.

Questions beekeepers ask

Do I have to register bees in Alaska?

Yes. Apiary registration is required in Alaska.

When is Alaska registration due?

The cadence on file: annual form (state re-issues the form each year; 2026 form dated Jan 1 2026).

What does registration cost in Alaska?

The fee wording on file: none listed on form. It is printed as found; confirm with the agency before you rely on it.

Who do I contact in Alaska?

The agency page is dnr.alaska.gov; no phone is on file, so use the contact page on the agency site. For a suspected disease, a pesticide kill or a question about a treatment, ask for the state apiary inspector.

Where is this written?

Law on file: AS 03.47.030; 11 AAC 35.010-35.020. Sources checked: dnr.alaska.gov, dnr.alaska.gov.

Bee Community

Take it to the bee yard

The app keeps your registrations and reminds you before the renewal date.

Bee Community is a free Android app for the bee yard: a logbook that works offline, reminders built from your own records and your region's season, a mite-wash calculator with the Honey Bee Health Coalition thresholds, a mite trend chart, and a treatment picker driven by EPA labels. Free for two active hives with no ads; Premium and Commercial add hives and tools, and nothing you record is ever locked.

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Android only. Weather and the season calendar are US-only for now. Beekeepers 18 and over. Nothing in the app is veterinary, regulatory or professional advice; the product label is the law, and your state apiary inspector is the person to call.

Questions or support: support@mybeecommunity.com

Nothing on this page is veterinary, regulatory, legal or professional advice. The product label is the law, and your state apiary inspector is the person to call. Photos, weather data and varroa guidance come from public-domain, Creative Commons and extension sources and are credited on the app's Credits screen.