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Apiary (Honey Bee) Program
The purpose of the Apiary Program is to prevent the introduction and/or spread of regulated honey bee diseases, parasites, and undesirable genetic material in resident and migratory honey bee colonies, as well as encourage and maintain interstate movement of honey bees for crop pollination and honey production.
On this page:
- Licensing, Importing and Inspection
- Education, Training and Events
- Pollinator Resources
- Swarm Collectors
- Exotic Hornets
Licensing, Importing and Inspection of Honey Bees
Anyone who keeps honeybees in Maine MUST obtain an apiary license.
Anyone who imports bees into Maine MUST submit an Import Notification of Bees form, a health certificate from the State of origin and pay the appropriate fee.
Honey bee colonies in Maine may be inspected for regulated diseases and parasites. Inspections of colonies may also be performed upon request.
Education, Training and Events
The Apiary program educates beekeepers, growers and the general public about bee keeping techniques and the value of honeybees to Maine agriculture.
Fact Sheets
Honey Bee Seasonal Management +
Honey Bee Pests and Diseases +
Webinars
- Varroa Mite IPM: Four-Part Series for a Healthy Hive Webinar - Jen Lund (Maine State Apiarist) and Kim Skyrm (Massachusetts Chief Apiary Inspector) take a deep dive into managing Varroa mites (Varroa destructor). Join them in this multiple part webinar series where they discuss Varroa mite biology and life history, available and effective mite management tools, how to create a dynamic Varroa mite IPM plan, and a demonstration on the steps involved in performing an alcohol wash to make sure you get an accurate count.
Pollinator Resources
- Maine Pollinator Protection Plan (Oct 2017) (PDF)
- University of Maine Blueberry and Pollination Fact Sheets
- Maine Pollinator-Friendly Garden Certification
- Understanding Native Bees, the Great Pollinators: Enhancing Their Habitat in Maine (PDF)
- USDA NRCS Pollinator Biology and Habitat Report (PDF)
- Maine Bumblebee Atlas
List of Swarm Collectors (as of April 2025)
Town | Name | Phone |
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Acton | Scott & Terri Johnston | 207-608-3211 |
Albion | Jeremy and Sabrinnah Dube | 207-437-4412 |
Amity | Bernadette Fleming | 207-538-1872 |
Andover | Christopher Bailey | 207-392-1538 |
Arundel | Christine Ingwersen | 207-251-6279 |
Ashland | Catherine Chase | 207-435-7182 |
Augusta | Judith Bulliner | 443-681-0554 |
Augusta | Travis Robinson | 207-441-9429 |
Augusta | Michael Price | 207-200-4377 |
Bangor | Erin Borges | 603-731-0101 |
Bangor | Bakhtier Nurmukhamedov | 914-514-5442 |
Bangor | Michael Anderson | 207-356-4902 |
Bangor | Michael Bird | 207-992-8215 |
Bangor | Timothy Moriarity | 207-949-1560 |
Bangor | Cyndi Levesque | 207-316-8247 |
Bangor | Franklin Locke | 207-951-2130 |
Bar Harbor | Kourtney Collum | 734-625-0794 |
Bass Harbor | Norman Closson | 207-244-9915 |
Bath | Laura Harvey | 207-504-4687 |
Bath | Mike & Alicia Romac | 207-607-9946 |
Bath | Andrew Brown | 401-622-5211 |
Belgrade | Matthew Scott | 207-441-8572 |
Belgrade | Peter Vayanos | 207-242-1471 |
Benton | Lewis Schoenig | 207-680-8848 |
Benton | Frank Harrison | 207-248-7079 |
Berwick | Corey Hashem | 603-534-1996 |
Biddeford | Matthew Haas | 207-283-8518 |
Biddeford | Tiffany Saucier | 207-289-8001 |
Biddeford | Steven Petrin | 207-284-8805 |
Biddeford | Todd and Jen Maloney | 207-284-4693 |
Big Lake Twp | Michael Marshall | 207-796-2122 |
Blue Hill | Susan Brookman | 207-374-7118 |
Blue Hill | Sven Schunemann | 415-827-8545 |
Blue Hill | Erich Bensheimer | 207-332-4116 |
Boothbay Harbor | Cathy and Steve Berger | 207-215-3811 |
Boothbay Harbor | Amy Winston | 207-807-0707 |
Brewer | William McDougall III | 207-659-2860 |
Brooklin | Jennifer White | 207-812-8869 |
Brownville | Donald Smart | 207-717-7830 |
Brunswick | Gretchen Feiss | 207-729-3380 |
Brunswick | Katherine Stefko | 207-312-0031 |
Brunswick | Ken Faulkner | 207-319-6714 |
Brunswick | Joshua Cole | 925-822-4776 |
Bryant Pond | Joseph Radcliff | 207-381-6181 |
Bucksport | James Sohns | 207-469-3627 |
Buxton | Amanda Balch | 207-720-0035 |
Buxton | Michael Robinson | 207-929-6960 |
Camden | Michael Remsen | 207-236-9776 |
Camden | Christine Nathan | 207-557-5009 |
Canaan | Mark Reifschneider | 207-474-3854 |
Cape Elizabeth | Muzzy Barton | 207-232-8608 |
Castine | Ronald Boidi | 781-724-9852 |
Charleston | Jeffrey Moulton | 207-951-1965 |
Columbia | Amanda Butler | 207-314-5709 |
Coplin Plt | Gail Mann | 207-246-5604 |
Corinth | Matthew Chalkley | 207-285-2000 |
Corinth | Carlos Davenport Jr | 207-401-0321 |
Cumberland | Gradeigh Cameron | 207-400-7138 |
Danforth | James Martin | 207-448-3213 |
Dayton | Laurie Thompson | 207-929-6954 |
Dedham | Anthony McChesney | 941-468-7728 |
Dennysville | Clinton Jacob | 386-748-5622 |
Dexter | Stephen Heneise | 207-924-4184 |
Dover-Foxcroft | Tina Salas | 619-957-1547 |
Dresden | Kevin Polk | 207-798-9765 |
Durham | Keith Kettelhut | 207-240-2595 |
Durham | Claire Ross | 207-838-2284 |
East Dixfield | Kerrieann Harrison | 207-778-1313 |
East Machias | Neil Albee | 207-461-6546 |
East Waterboro | Andrew Doyle | 207-356-0170 |
Eastport | Jon Palmer | 207-904-8491 |
Eliot | Carol Reed | 207-703-3441 |
Eliot | Brian Berounsky Jr. | 207-475-7373 |
Ellsworth | Patrick Hall | 207-812-4111 |
Etna | Michael Marchelletta | 207-735-7041 |
Exeter | Neil Bonneville | 207-659-2381 |
Falmouth | Denise Hodgkins | 207-415-5940 |
Falmouth | Paul Mullen | 207-615-5567 |
Falmouth | Davida Sky | 207-776-1876 |
Falmouth | Todd Rogow | 207-618-1791 |
Farmingdale | Reginald Gracie Jr. | 207-447-2896 |
Farmington | Igor Kosvin | 978-457-5917 |
Farmington | Joseph Clark | 207-307-1457 |
Fort Kent | Helen Melvin | 207-834-5563 |
Freeport | Jonathan Dunham | 571-550-1173 |
Freeport | Michael Stefanakos | 917-279-4646 |
Freeport | Tony DiMarco | 207-318-2041 |
Freeport | Jon Meade | 207-773-3323 |
Freeport | Mary Elizabeth McCafferty | 207-460-7921 |
Freeport | Kelly Sink | 404-520-5579 |
Freeport | Scott Bradley | 207-450-1275 |
Fryeburg | Hannah Guilford | 207-890-5399 |
Garland | Terry Mitchell | 207-745-1413 |
Gorham | Joanne Romano | 207-839-4476 |
Gorham | David Craig | 207-650-4976 |
Gorham | Bethany LaCroix | 207-891-7566 |
Gorham | Matthew Hannum | 214-505-1860 |
Grand Isle | Jeannot (Johnny) Damboise | 207-316-4661 |
Gray | Bennett Wade | 207-751-0532 |
Greenbush | Cole Robert Harriman | 207-214-0868 |
Hampden | Paula Spacco | 207-862-3383 |
Hampden | Michelle Gushue | 207-217-4986 |
Harpswell | Judith Stanton | 207-376-7888 |
Harpswell | Robert Prybylo | 860-913-7279 |
Harrison | David Thorp | 207-318-6701 |
Hermon | William Bell | 207-356-0069 |
Hiram | Mervin Kuhns | 207-625-2390 |
Holden | Lucas Bartlett | 207-991-2985 |
Hollis | Louie Provost | 207-538-6891 |
Hollis | Saul Lindauer | 207-546-1319 |
Houlton | Lauren Fitzpatrick | 207-521-7231 |
Jonesport | Winfried Hess | 207-259-0525 |
Kennebunk | Kevin Slattery | 207-467-3719 |
Kennebunk | Gregory Morse | 207-985-4738 |
Kittery | Emily & Will Locke | 443-562-4121 or 617-840-7135 |
Kittery Point | Craig and Marcia Steidle | 443-758-7198 |
Lebanon | Dale McKibben | 207-432-8866 |
Lebanon | Kelly Monroe | 207-251-3204 |
Lee | Harold Michaud | 207-951-3127 |
Leeds | Harrison Wiegman | 207-576-0283 |
Levant | James Bradley | 207-570-5005 |
Levant | Daniel Baumert | 207-884-8052 |
Lewiston | Haley Depner | 207-671-8945 |
Lewiston | Meggan Carter | 603-630-2748 |
Lexington Twp | James Taylor | 207-628-2762 |
Limerick | Michael Seaman | 207-351-5954 |
Lincoln | Kevin Crocker | 207-631-5829 |
Lincoln | Terri Coolong | 207-738-4631 |
Lincolnville | Gerald Knight | 207-505-5705 |
Lisbon | Mary Will | 207-607-1673 |
Livermore Falls | Tina Pelletier | 207-576-1465 |
Lovell | Derek and Jessica Dorr | Derek: 423-1540 |
Lubec | Alfred (Al) May | 207-255-2017 |
Lubec | Daniel Shults | 207-263-8182 |
Machiasport Station | Joseph Dowling | 207-659-0427 |
Mapleton | Gary Doody | 207-764-7153 |
Mapleton | Amanda Pelletier | 646-279-8210 |
Mechanic Falls | Russell Toussaint | 207-576-7977 |
Medford | Brodie Mackin | 860-608-5805 |
Medford | Sam Bradeen | 207-279-0707 |
Mercer | Bjarki Gunnarsson | 201-321-5090 |
Milbridge | Matthew Flowers | 407-453-0543 |
Monson | Rebecca Hancock | 207-343-2497 |
Montville | Chris Percy | 201-310-6703 |
Montville | Edward Bower | 207-512-0149 |
Morrill | Ryan Rodrigue | 207-624-1757 |
Mount Desert | Kristin Proppe | 207-669-2208 |
New Gloucester | Sarah Colby | 207-240-4427 |
New Gloucester | Thomas Delaney | 207-329-4275 |
New Gloucester | Jonathan Mitschele | 207-926-3217 |
New Gloucester | Seth Doane | 207-899-4148 |
New Portland | Sue Wells | 207-461-2216 |
New Portland | David and Alicia Kendall | 207-628-2040 |
New Sharon | Ted Dunn | 207-491-3055 |
New Sharon | James Luce | 207-491-2106 |
New Vineyard | Shannon Sillanpoa | 207-578-1106 |
New Vineyard | Lexi Daggett | 207-491-7105 |
Newburgh | James Kanzler | 207-404-0090 |
Newcastle | R. Chris Roark | 207-677-2036 |
Nobleboro | Matt and Maisie (Mary) Sturtevant | 207-563-8636 |
Norridgewock | Wendi and Mike Wainer | 207-692-3154 |
North Anson | Joshua Atwood | 207-431-0041 |
North Yarmouth | Rod Nadeau | 207-653-2131 |
North Yarmouth | Pierre Bouchet | 207-590-8816 |
North Yarmouth | John (Jacky) Hildreth | 207-829-4124 |
North Yarmouth | Larry Cochran | 207-232-8613 |
North Yarmouth | William Kmetetz | 914-213-9110 |
Northport | John Oneill | 207-505-5902 |
Norway | Martha McLean | 207-890-9422 |
Orland | Mary Jo Norris | 207-479-1584 |
Orland | James Parsons | 207-479-1482 |
Orono | Gregory Milliken | 617-538-0729 |
Orrs Island | Edward Merriman | 401-641-0686 |
Otis | Kurt Judson | 207-565-7004 |
Otisfield | Elizabeth Baker | 207-595-2610 |
Otisfield | Jeremy Watkins | 857-333-6012 |
Owls Head | Ronnie Dennison | 207-975-4014 |
Oxford | Kevin Farr | 207-539-4232 |
Palmyra | Frank Hardy | 207-341-3305 |
Parsonsfield | Michael Smith | 207-393-7367 |
Passadumkeag | Nicholas Rossignol | 207-852-6119 |
Penobscot | Shelly Griffin | 207-356-1459 |
Phippsburg | Charline Wyman | 207-389-2985 |
Pittsfield | Abderrahim Kajjame | 857-396-3009 |
Pittsfield | Ron Michaud | 207-356-9681 |
Pittsfield | Gary Stevens | 207-877-5136 |
Poland | Paul Doak | 207-240-1135 |
Poland | Mary Jane Dillingham | 207-713-9557 |
Poland | Larry Hancock | 207-577-3014 |
Porter | Mazie & Michael Enos | 207-740-8990 |
Portland | Liz McGhee | 207-780-0381 |
Portland | David Roberts | 207-749-7616 |
Portland | The Honey Exchange, Inc | 207-773-9333 |
Portland | George Theall | 207-332-6157 |
Portland | Suelle (Soozie) Large | 207-400-1975 |
Portland | DeAnne & James Curran | 207-465-5046 |
Portland | Melissa Maher | 207-871-9849 |
Pownal | Fred Fauver | 207-688-6255 |
Pownal | George Anderson Sr. | 207-688-4968 |
Presque Isle | Dana & Patti Drake | 207-540-5520 |
Prospect | Raymond Webster Jr. | 207-322-4416 |
Prospect | Merl Annis, III | 207-567-3645 |
Rangeley | Christopher Farmer | 207-450-4600 |
Raymond | Mark Van Winkle | 207-655-4739 |
Raymond | Karen Secord | 207-615-7507 |
Readfield | Warren Barter Jr | 207-446-5214 |
Robinston | Calvin Jeanroy | 207-214-6769 |
Rockland | Myles Allen | 207-329-2218 |
Rockland | James Lumsden | 207-594-4106 |
Rockland | James Taylor | 207-691-1206 |
Rockland | Marjorie McKeon | 207-691-8168 |
Rockport | Tom Cox | 207-236-4396 |
Rockwood | Dave Hartmann | 203-887-6293 |
Rumford | Norman Fournier | 207-364-7451 |
Saco | Mark Booker | 207-400-6761 |
Saco | Shannon Turcotte | 207-502-2949 |
Saco | Joseph Parette | 207-284-9962 |
Saint Albans | David Gilpatrick | 207-416-7203 |
Scarborough | Geoff MacLean | 207-415-9044 |
Scarborough | Ray Page | 207-240-7014 |
Searsmont | Michael Lanier | 207-323-6357 |
Searsmont | Sarah Nelson | 207-323-0484 |
Searsmont | Anne Piecuch | 207-615-1726 |
Searsmont | Robert Nickels | 207-322-2822 |
Searsmont | Morgan Martin | 207-322-9350 |
Shapleigh | Gary Creisher | 508-415-4207 |
Shapleigh | Katherine Hagel | 413-344-5315 |
Sidney | Curt Beveridge | 207-530-2785 |
Sidney | Alan Stevens | 207-547-3840 |
Skowhegan | Kevin McFadden | 203-928-0865 |
Skowhegan | Devyn Nadeau | 207-902-9747 |
Skowhegan | Jeffrey Chase | 207-317-1722 or 207-431-8971 |
Solon | Michael Foster | 904-233-2457 |
South Berwick | Jason Goldstein | 603-892-7135 |
South Gardiner | Bonnie Collier | 603-867-6016 |
South Paris | Charles Frost | 207-742-8458 |
South Paris | Garrick Frost | 207-890-3136 |
South Portland | Peter Richardson | 207-650-5870 |
South Portland | Mark Goodwin | 207-416-5707 |
Springvale | Margaret & Richard McLaughlin | 207-370-2215 |
Springvale | Sandy & Daniel Staples | 207-502-0083 |
St David | Keren Morin | 207-728-9287 |
Standish | Dana Wheeler | 860-488-0407 |
Starks | Tina Huff | 317-525-5838 |
Stow | Mike Carbone | 978-408-1211 |
Sullivan | Samuel Klein | 207-422-9118 |
Surry | Edward Costa | 401-523-6789 |
Tenants Harbor | Stuart Rich | 207-691-1546 |
Topsham | Hannah Bewsey | 207-899-8099 |
Topsham | Deborah Jackson | 207-721-158 |
Trenton | Chris Rose | 207-266-3323 |
Trevett | Garrett Denniston | 207-350-1005 |
Turner | Daryl Gruet | 828-242-2702 |
Turner | Roland Lajoie | 207-224-7472 |
Union | Ben Hastings | 415-500-1578 |
Union | Steel Kilgore | 651-269-0357 |
Unity | MOFGA | 207-562-4142 |
Wade | Blake Hatt | 207-551-1811 |
Waldo | Edward Beckett Jr. | 207-322-5952 |
Warren | Hank Read | 207-266-6642 |
Washburn | Lee Rossignol | 207-455-4059 |
Waterboro | Edward Bittle | 207-415-0654 |
Waterville | Philip Roy | 207-242-1560 |
Wayne | Karyn Whittemore | 623-556-3310 |
Wesley | Thane Youngsma | 508-889-5778 |
West Bath | Nicolas Hamlin | 207-312-2434 |
West Gardiner | Garfield Holmes Jr | 207-724-3251 |
West Gardiner | Kati Libby | 207-399-4016 |
Westbrook | Daniel Gray | 207-939-0866 |
Windham | Jennifer Edwards | 207-590-6374 |
Windham | Elisha Boatman | 207-514-3308 |
Windham | Megan Maska | 413-813-8448 |
Windham | Tyler Lockwood | 207-714-0851 |
Windham | Leon (Buzz) Cooper, Jr. | 207-892-9223 |
Windham | Alan Arnott | 207-310-0605 |
Windham | Jay Binnion | 207-274-1588 |
Windham | Nathan Maurais | 207-272-7587 |
Winslow | Randy Cunningham | 207-830-0440 |
Winterport | Sean Kearns | 207-944-1023 |
Winterport | Ted and Joni Pearson | 207-223-5013 |
Winthrop | Randall Hooper | 207-530-1736 |
Winthrop | Josh & Tipton Sorge | 602-692-0161 |
Wiscasset | Chelsea Spear | 207-939-8020 |
Woodland | Peter McCorison | 207-227-1432 |
Woolwich | Rainier Eich | 207-798-2031 |
Woolwich | Scott Baldwin | 207-522-9480 |
Yarmouth | Chris Stetson | 207-232-6436 |
Yarmouth | David Chalmers | 336-416-8453 |
York | Charles d'Entremont | 207-439-9284 |
York | Katie Spaulding | 207-475-7055 |