Apiary Registration and Laws

All beekeepers, backyard or for a business, need to register their hives each year. All money collected helps fund research projects with the Washington State University and other entities.

Registration is due by April 1 each year. Your current registration expires December 31.

Registrations are meant to register the number of hives you actually have or the number of hives you intend to have.

To avoid the minimal late fee, please submit your registration form and fee to the address at the top of the form.
If you are late, no worries, the fee is easy to calculate. Fee owed times .015 times the number of months you are late. Add that number to the fee that is owed. 

ARE YOU A NEW BEEKEEPER?

For first time registrants, no late fee is owed as you may not have your bees yet or know how many. You are encouraged to register as soon as you have bees. Your Apiary ID will be assigned to you, so leave that area blank. A UBI is a business license which most hobbyists do not need.

Visit the beekeeping resources page for more information on beekeeping in your county or basic information on beekeeping in Washington. For more information on beekeeping and taxes, please visit the Department of Revenue beekeeper tax guide.
 

For more information on registration, fees, questions about payment status, or general inquiries contact us at:

1111 Washington Street SE
PO Box 42560
Olympia, WA 98504-2560
Email: pollinators@agr.wa.gov
Phone: 1 (800) 443-6684
Fax: (360) 902-2094