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Beekeeping in Lithuania
How many bee colonies, apiaries and beekeepers are registered in Lithuania - official figures from the farm animal register of the Agricultural Data Centre (ŽŪDC), with the national honey harvest and purchase price series since 2000.
194,654
Bee colonies
-3.2% vs August 2025
10,218
Apiaries
7,404
Beekeepers
26.3
Colonies per beekeeper
Register status August 2026 · Source: Agricultural Data Centre (ŽŪDC), farm animal register
Bee colonies over time
Registered bee colonies at the start of each month. Colony numbers are seasonal; months whose open data file was never published are skipped, not interpolated.
Honey production and purchase price in Lithuania
3,620 t
Honey collected (2025)
€2,290/t
Purchase price (2025)
Annual honey collected (tonnes) and the average price paid by buyers (€ per tonne), as published by the Agricultural Data Centre (ŽŪDC) on the Official Statistics Portal. Actual buyer prices vary by honey type and lot size.
| Year | Honey collected, t | Average purchase price, €/t |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3,620 | 2,290 |
| 2024 | 5,884 | 1,949 |
| 2023 | 5,666 | 2,531 |
| 2022 | 6,017 | 3,117 |
| 2021 | 7,894 | 3,156 |
| 2020 | 6,033 | - |
| 2019 | 5,284 | 2,453 |
| 2018 | 4,207 | 3,098 |
| 2017 | 2,622 | 2,910 |
| 2016 | 2,708 | 2,446 |
| 2015 | 2,572 | 2,239 |
| 2014 | 1,990 | 1,948 |
| 2013 | 1,848 | 1,917 |
| 2012 | 1,828 | 1,893 |
| 2011 | 1,797 | 2,465 |
| 2010 | 1,764 | 2,203 |
| 2009 | 1,608 | 1,733 |
| 2008 | 1,907 | 1,741 |
| 2007 | 1,599 | 1,340 |
| 2006 | 1,388 | 1,308 |
| 2005 | 1,333 | 1,666 |
| 2004 | 1,248 | 2,267 |
| 2003 | 1,156 | 1,892 |
| 2002 | 1,256 | 1,928 |
| 2001 | 1,078 | 2,028 |
| 2000 | 816 | 2,910 |
Certified organic beekeepers
11 organic beekeeping operators currently hold a certificate that the EU TRACES system confirms as valid. Operators come from the public register of the organic control body Ekoagros (LT-EKO-001), which publishes names under EU Regulation 2018/848; operators whose validity TRACES cannot confirm are not listed here.
| Operator | Municipality | Valid until |
|---|---|---|
| Algirdas Kuliešius | Varėnos District Municipality | 2026-12-31 |
| Alvydas Šeikus | Zarasų District Municipality | 2026-12-31 |
| Arturas Roguckis | Ignalinos District Municipality | 2027-12-31 |
| Artūras Trakimas | Jonavos District Municipality | 2027-12-31 |
| Edita Kizlienė | Elektrėnų Municipality | 2027-12-31 |
| Gytis Jačionis | Ukmergės District Municipality | 2026-12-31 |
| Jonas Rabačius | Šilalės District Municipality | 2027-12-31 |
| Kristina Gražytė-Satkūnė | Molėtų District Municipality | 2026-12-31 |
| Meilutė Močiškytė | Rokiškio District Municipality | 2027-12-31 |
| Milda Mikaliukštienė | Zarasų District Municipality | 2026-12-31 |
| Vaidas Satkūnas | Molėtų District Municipality | 2026-12-31 |
Method. Colony, apiary and beekeeper counts are the monthly national summary of the Agricultural Data Centre (ŽŪDC) farm animal register (data.gov.lt); an "apiary" is the register's herd unit. The summary is published nationally only, so no municipality breakdown is shown. Honey harvest and average purchase price are ŽŪDC indicators on the Official Statistics Portal (annual values).