This book contains a detailed treatise on bees and beekeeping, with information on their natural history, habitat, products, life cycle, and much more besides. A concise and comprehensive text, this timeless book will greatly appeal to those with a keen interest in these marvelous creatures and constitutes a worthy addition to collections of antique literature of this kind. The chapters of this book include: Historic Sketch, Natural History, The Queen-Bee, The Drones, The Workers, Honey, Mead, Wax, Pollen or Bee-Bred, Propolis, Physiology of the Bee, The Thorax, The Abdomen, The Diseases of Bees, The Enemies of Bees, Hives, Natural Swarming, Artificial Swarming, etcetera. This book was first published in 1884, and is proudly republish now complete with a new introduction on beekeeping.