Relocate or Request a New Apiary Location

Establishing or relocating an apiary outside of personal property may require approval before placing bees in the location. Beekeepers currently registered in Vermont seeking to establish or relocate and apiary can request a new apiary location by submitting the Apiary Location Request Form.

New beekeepers establishing an apiary for the first time must first register with the Agency.

First-time apiary registrants, please click on the following link to download a copy and remit it along with $10 per location to the Agency (address provided on the form): Apiary Registration Form

Registered beekeepers can request the establishment of a new apiary location by filling out the Apiary establishment request form.

Apiary Establishment Request Form

New in 2022* A map is now available as a tool to locate potentially available apiary locations in Vermont. The map is created once per year using the previous years data. The apiary program maintains a more comprehensive map that is used to administer it's regulatory authority.

Beekeepers seeking to locate or relocate an apiary within a 2-mile radius of an apiary registered to a different person are required to provide written permission to VAAFM. The form below shall be used for this purpose. To find your existing apiary USA Plant ID, log in to the database here.

Apiary Location Permission Form

If you require assistance, please contact AGR.bees@vermont.gov.