Beekeeping is legal across Monroe County, but Pennsylvania's Bee Law requires every beekeeper to register their apiary with the state Department of Agriculture for disease inspection. Township zoning may add hive setbacks, and Pocono POA covenants can restrict or bar hives in residential communities.
Keeping honey bees is lawful throughout Monroe County and treated as agriculture. The binding statewide rule is registration: the Pennsylvania Bee Law (3 Pa.C.S. Ch. 21) requires all beekeepers to register their apiaries with the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture, whose apiary inspectors check colonies for disease. Registration, not a county permit, is the key step. Individual townships may add zoning setbacks for hive placement from property lines, and the forested Poconos are strong forage country. The practical limit for many residents is the POA: deed restrictions in gated communities may cap hive numbers or prohibit beekeeping entirely, so check your covenants before starting.
Failing to register apiaries with the Department of Agriculture violates the Bee Law and is enforced by the state apiary inspector. A township can enforce zoning setbacks, and a POA can fine or bar hives under its covenants.
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