We invite you to explore our web site, attend one of
our meetings, learn about
beekeeping, take a peek inside the
hive, and ask us
questions. Beekeeping can be a rewarding
profession or an enlightening and fascinating
hobby - and even more so when you become a member.
A little
creature called apis melifera has provoked an
interest unequaled by any other insect. The honey
bee, as she is more commonly known, has a heritage
that may go back twenty million years fulfilling a
major role in the pollination of plants.
Our organization was formed a little more recently, in June of 1949, as the Suffolk County Farm Bureau Bee Club. In 1955, the name was changed to The Suffolk County Bee Club. Then in 1974, the name was changed again to the Long Island Beekeepers Club, representing the spread of our membership from New York City in the west to Shelter Island at the east end of Long Island.
We have beekeepers from all over Long Island enrolled as members. We also have many active educational programs, including our novice beekeeping classes. Our members are active in the Eastern Apicultural Society and we currently have nine EAS certified Master Beekeepers.
Our organization was formed a little more recently, in June of 1949, as the Suffolk County Farm Bureau Bee Club. In 1955, the name was changed to The Suffolk County Bee Club. Then in 1974, the name was changed again to the Long Island Beekeepers Club, representing the spread of our membership from New York City in the west to Shelter Island at the east end of Long Island.
We have beekeepers from all over Long Island enrolled as members. We also have many active educational programs, including our novice beekeeping classes. Our members are active in the Eastern Apicultural Society and we currently have nine EAS certified Master Beekeepers.
