Harris starts with bees in Scripture, the Vedas, Egyptian monuments and the classical writers from Aristotle to Virgil, then turns to natural history: the queen, drones and workers, their development and behaviour, swarming, hives and combs, enemies and diseases, and finally honey, wax and the other things bees produce for people.
An informative Victorian survey for beekeepers and anyone fascinated by the hive. Download the free EPUB.