Originally published in 1908. One of the earliest books on bee keeping and the natural history of the honey bee. Contents Include: The Ancients and the Honey Bee; The Isle of Honey; Bee Masters in the Middle Ages; The Commonwealth of the Hive; Early Work in the Bee City; Genesis of the Queen; The Bride Widow; The Sovereign Worker Bee; A Romance of Anatomy; Mystery of the Swarm; The Comb Builders; Where the Bee Sucks; The Drone; After the Feast; The Modern Bee Farm; Bee Keeping and the Simple Life.