Editor’s Desk

August 1, 2020 It was nice to be back at the Smithtown Brush Barn, sitting in the shade, socially distanced and wearing masks. As usual we had great presentations and wonderful door prizes. Thank you to...

July 2, 2020 It was so great to see so many members at the Peconic River Herb Farm. It was hard to recognize some people with their masks on and it was interesting to see how many different “Bee”...

June 1, 2020 It is so nice to have bees flying in my apiary again. Thanks to Steve, he has enlarged his apiary to include my yard and his bees are enjoying the flora and fauna of the Sans Souci lakes...

May 1, 2020 Hi Beekeepers, Are you all well? I am still staying home and finally took one safe ride down to the bay to see something beside my four walls. It was choppy but the salt air felt so nice. I...

April 1, 2020 Dear Fellow Beekeepers, I hope this newsletter finds you all well and using your quarantine time to read those books on beekeeping you’ve always meant to read or cleaning your equipment...

January 1, 2020 Last Sunday my bees were flying. Today it is snowing. Hopefully the girls are all clustered snugly around their queen and staying warm for the duration. The pictures on FaceBook of the...

September 1, 2019 I guess this editor will have to write a letter to Dear A-Bee to find out how come my bees spent the whole spring and summer flying back and forth and all I harvested is maybe fifteen...

August 1, 2019 What a wonderful picnic we had. Many thanks to Moira, Grace and all the helpers that moved tables and chairs and organized the fun day for many, many beekeepers and their families. The food...