Apiary registration

Iowa apiary registration

Iowa keeps a voluntary apiary registration. Below is what the record says, where it is written and who to call, as verified on September 4, 2026.

Requirement

Voluntary

When it is due

Optional — December 31 each year (the app's reminder date)

State's wording: voluntary Sensitive Crops Directory (BeeCheck) registration expires December 31; confirm annually starting in January

Fee

none

Law

Iowa Admin. Code 21-45.31(206)

Agency

Agency program iowaagriculture.gov
Official page iowaagriculture.gov
No phone on file — use the agency site

Notes

Commercial applicators may not apply bee-toxic pesticides to blooming crops 8am-6pm within 1 mile of a registered apiary.

Sources

iowaagriculture.gov https://iowaagriculture.gov/entomology-plant-science-bureau/apiary

How this was checked

Verified on September 4, 2026. Confidence: high.

All states: apiary registration by state

Questions beekeepers ask

Do I have to register bees in Iowa?

No. Registration in Iowa is voluntary.

When is Iowa registration due?

Registration is voluntary; if you register, the cadence on file is: voluntary Sensitive Crops Directory (BeeCheck) registration expires December 31; confirm annually starting in January.

What does registration cost in Iowa?

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

Who do I contact in Iowa?

The agency page is iowaagriculture.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: Iowa Admin. Code 21-45.31(206). Sources checked: iowaagriculture.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.

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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.