Young Beekeeper Grant Information

The application deadline for the 2025 Young Beekeeper Grants has passed. Please check again in the fall for next year's deadline and materials.

If you are 14 to 18 years of age, residing in the Harford or Cecil County area, and are interested in beekeeping, you are eligible to apply for the SBA Young Beekeeper Grant! This ongoing grant, established in 2013, is offered to promote interest in beekeeping among young adults.

Grant recipients will be assigned a beekeeping mentor and will receive a starter set of equipment. With encouragment, advice, and support from the SBA community, the grant recipient will set up and maintain their own apiary in the months following the deadline.

Many previous grantees have continued to manage and expand their own apiaries, harvesting honey and completing capstone projects involving Apis mellifera.