Beekeeper's Good Neighbor
Policy
1. No more than four hives of
honey bees for each one-quarter acre or less of lot size
will be maintained on any lot.
2. No hive of honey bees will be maintained within ten feet
of a boundary line of the lot on which said hive is
located.
3. A six-foot hedge or fence (partition) will be placed
between the hives and the neighbors if the hive is ten feet
from the neighbor's yard and the entrance faces the
neighbor's yard.
4. No hive of honey bees will be maintained unless an
adequate supply of water will be furnished within twenty
feet of said hive at all times between March 1 and October
31 of each year.
5. No hive of honey bees will be maintained unless such
hive is inspected not less than four times between March 1
and October 31 of each year by the owner of the lot on
which said hive is located or his delegate. A written
record including the date of each such inspection will be
maintained by said owner and will be available by
authorized individuals.
6. No hive of honey bees will be maintained in a
residential area in such a manner as will constitute a
substantial nuisance.
I.
INTRODUCTION
II. GETTING
STARTED WITH BEES
III.
CONSIDERATION FOR THE BEES
IV. CONCERNS IN THE
HANDLING OF BEES
V.
REQUIREMENTS FOR THE NOVICE BEE KEEPER TRAINING
COURSE
VI. Long Island Beekeepers Club Good Neighbor
Policy
VII. Additional
Suggested Readings for a Comprehensive Understanding of
Bees