On Long Island, NY, we have our voluntary rules that so far made an 
ordinance unnecessary. There are a few towns that ban all bees no matter 
what,  we are working on that.
- Jorg

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.

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