Selling Honey in North Dakota
North Dakota is the largest honey producing state. It makes sense that there are many apiaries who want to sell their honey directly. Luckily, ND allows the sale of honey under its cottage food rules. See this page for the requirements.
Beekeeping in North Dakota
If you wish to keep bees in ND, you will need to submit the following documents along with all associated licensing fees before receiving a North Dakota Beekeeper's License:
- Application for Beekeeper's License
- Application for Registration of Apiary Locations
North Dakota Honey Contact Information
- Samantha Brunner
North Dakota Dept of Agriculture
600 E Boulevard Ave Dept 602
Bismarck ND 58505-0020
sbrunner@nd.gov
Fax: 701-328-2240
Phone: 701-328-4765
Resources
Great helpful books and guides
The Backyard Beekeeper - Absolute Beginner's Guide to Keeping Bees in Your Yard and Garden, Setting up and caring for your own colonies,practical and nontoxic ways to care for your bees, Swarm control
The Backyard Beekeeper's Honey Handbook: A Guide to Creating, Harvesting, and Cooking with Natural Honeys
Beekeeping For Dummies, very popular
The Backyard Beekeeper’s Honey Handbook by Kim Flottum
- National Honey Board
- Sample honey labels
- National and International Beekeeping Associations
- State and Local Beekeeping Associations
- Honey, Beekeeping & Processing Supplies:
- Magazines: Bee Culture and American Bee Journal
- Apiary Inspection Program
- Apiary Inspection Program Brochure
- Alternative Pollinators: Native Bees
- Managing Alternative Pollinators: A Handbook for Beekeepers, Growers and Conservationists
- USDA, ARS, Honey Bee Lab: Survey Reports Latest Honey Bee Losses (5/19/2009)
- USDA National Agriculture Library: Learn about Colony Collapse Disorder
- Africanized Bees Brochure