A beginner beekeeper starts interacting with experienced beekeepers, gaining useful advice. Standalone stories that provide answers to the basic issues of beekeeping. Learn among other things: - Why we renew the queen bee of the hive - The secrets of organic beekeeping - Why a hive becomes ill - The criteria for buying hives - Why we combine hives - Why we seek pollen-producing plants Tricks, techniques, and secrets, distilled from the experience of old beekeepers, that will help you follow more effective ways of managing hives. [Excerpt from the text on the back cover of the edition]