Long Island is a magical place with a remarkable diversity of ecosystems, so what a beekeeper in Glen Cove is doing around the apiary during one particular month of the year will be quite different from what the beekeeper in Montauk is doing.

But regardless of where that apiary is located, there's one thing that all beekeepers have in common, and that's a love of sharing. Whether it's sharing honey, swarm stories, best practices, or opinions, beekeepers have an innate desire to share all aspects of their art, especially with other beekeepers.

So we're asking our member beekeepers to share with everyone else what's keeping them busy around hives each month.

For veteran beekeepers this is a great opportunity to compare your practices to those of someone else in the same region or on the other shore.
For our growing legions of novice beekeepers, you get to peer over the shoulder of your local master beekeeper and see what she or he is up to; chances are, you should be following their example.

Of course, the best part for every beekeeper is that you get to share. It's easy too, just click on this link and fill in the form.
We look forward to hearing from you. Remember, we live on an island, so we're all in this together.

Location of your apiary: Setauket
Beekeeping experience: I'm kind of new at this beekeeping thing.

What I'm doing around the apiary this month:
I am painting hive bodies, feeding and treating bees for Nosema and than for Varroa. Preparing for the arrival of queens. Oh yes, HAVING FUN!

Location of your apiary: Ronkonkoma
Beekeeping experience: I've been keeping bees for a while.

What I'm doing around the apiary this month:
With the temperatures in the upper 40's this weekend the bees are buzzing around the hive entrance. Looking ahead, it seems that the overnight temperatures will stay above freezing, so it's time to add hive top feeders and sugar water. (apologies to Frank Herbert)