Apiary registration

Vermont apiary registration

Vermont 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 30 each year (the app's reminder date)

State's wording: register upon acquiring bees; renew annually by June 30 (notices mailed June 1)

Fee

$10 per apiary location per year

Law

6 V.S.A. § 3023

Agency

Official page agriculture.vermont.gov
Portal agriculture.vermont.gov
No phone on file — use the agency site

Notes

Annual report includes apiary locations, disease detected, equipment transport, queen rearing, and varroa plan.

Sources

agriculture.vermont.gov https://agriculture.vermont.gov/registration
legislature.vermont.gov https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/06/172/03023

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 Vermont?

Yes. Apiary registration is required in Vermont.

When is Vermont registration due?

The cadence on file: register upon acquiring bees; renew annually by June 30 (notices mailed June 1).

What does registration cost in Vermont?

The fee wording on file: $10 per apiary location per year. It is printed as found; confirm with the agency before you rely on it.

Who do I contact in Vermont?

The agency page is agriculture.vermont.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: 6 V.S.A. § 3023. Sources checked: agriculture.vermont.gov, legislature.vermont.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.