Apiary registration

Maine apiary registration

Maine 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

June 15 each year (the app's reminder date)

State's wording: annual license; fee due June 15; valid 12 months expiring mid-June

Fee

minimum $10 (1-10 colonies) up to $550 (7,001+)

Law

7 M.R.S. § 2701

Agency

Official page www.maine.gov
No phone on file — use the agency site

Notes

'Anyone who keeps honeybees in Maine MUST obtain an apiary license.' Renewal forms mailed annually.

Sources

www.maine.gov https://www.maine.gov/dacf/php/apiary/index.shtml
legislature.maine.gov https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/7/title7sec2701.html

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 Maine?

Yes. Apiary registration is required in Maine.

When is Maine registration due?

The cadence on file: annual license; fee due June 15; valid 12 months expiring mid-June.

What does registration cost in Maine?

The fee wording on file: minimum $10 (1-10 colonies) up to $550 (7,001+). It is printed as found; confirm with the agency before you rely on it.

Who do I contact in Maine?

The agency page is maine.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: 7 M.R.S. § 2701. Sources checked: maine.gov, legislature.maine.gov.

Bee Community

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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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