If you are interested in beekeeping, you should be familiar with the regulations around it in your municipality. What follows is a list of Milwaukee and Waukesha area ordinances. While state-level honey bee hive registration or licensing is not required in Wisconsin, always c​heck your county and local municipality for any additional beekeeping ordinances for the latest information.

Milwaukee

• Bee Brochure (DNS-309) – This brochure contains information bee-keeping regulations in Milwaukee.
• Beekeeping Application (DNS-195) – Bee keeping permit
• Bee Plan (DNS-196) – Use this sheet to draw and submit your beekeeping plan.

Waukesha

• Bee Keeping Info
• Municipal Code 33.04
• Bee Keeping Permit

Brookfield

• Bee Keeping Info
• Bee Keeping Permit

Cudahy – Prohibited

• Code of Ordinance Sec 4-7

Eagle

• Ordinance 2020-06

Port Washington

• Bee Keeping Info and Regulations

Wauwatosa

• 9.04.070 Honey beekeeping permitted
• 9.04.080 -Residential beekeeping practices
• 9.08.020 – Bees prohibited
• Bee Keeping Permit Info