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Incident Record

Arkansas Apiary Section reports thousands of registered beekeepers and colonies

Arkansas Department of Agriculture states that the Apiary Section protects honey bees for pollination and lists active registered beekeepers, apiaries, and colonies.

Record ID: AR-STATE-APIARY-0004
This record is part of a first-pass incident research dataset. Records, categories, and source notes may be updated as additional information is reviewed and verified.
Date 2026
Location Statewide, AR, Statewide County, AR
State AR
Record Type Detection / Context / Advisory
Trigger / Activity Unknown / Needs Review
Severity Context / Advisory
Bee ID Status Managed honey bee context
Aggression Classification Not an Attack / Context Record

Incident Summary

Arkansas Department of Agriculture states that the Apiary Section protects honey bees for pollination and lists active registered beekeepers, apiaries, and colonies.

Public-Safety Lesson

Beekeeping density matters for public education, monitoring, and understanding where managed colonies may interact with feral colonies.

Impact Flags

Human Fatality No
Human Hospitalized No
Animal Fatality No
Responder Involved No

Source Information

Source: Arkansas Department of Agriculture Apiary Section

Source Strength: A - Official / Government