Apiary registration

New Hampshire apiary registration

New Hampshire 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

State's wording: annual re-registration encouraged

Fee

none

Law

RSA 429:1-12

Agency

Agency program www.agriculture.nh.gov
Official page www.agriculture.nh.gov
No phone on file — use the agency site

Notes

Registered beekeepers get mosquito-control spray notifications.

Sources

www.agriculture.nh.gov https://www.agriculture.nh.gov/farms-businesses/plant-industry/plant-industry-faqs/apiaries-and-beekeeping-faqs

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

Questions beekeepers ask

Do I have to register bees in New Hampshire?

No. Registration in New Hampshire is voluntary.

When is New Hampshire registration due?

Registration is voluntary; if you register, the cadence on file is: annual re-registration encouraged.

What does registration cost in New Hampshire?

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 New Hampshire?

The agency page is agriculture.nh.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: RSA 429:1-12. Sources checked: agriculture.nh.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.