CONTENTS 
I 
My Introduction to a Hive 
13 
II 
From Old to New 
20 
III 
Inside a Hive 
29 
IV 
Tools and Technique 
4 1 
V 
Swarming and the Mating Flight 
49 
VI 
Beekeepers in Strange Places 
61 
VII 
Marriage Priests of the Flowers 
70 
VIII 
Joy Riding With Bees 
84 
IX 
Temperaments 
9 1 
X 
Women Beekeepers 
101 
XI 
Odds and Ends 
110 
XII 
Hunting Bees 
116 
