part 1: January: A winter memory, and, A description of the enemies of bees, old and new ' February: A sign of spring remembered, and, Older descriptions of the cleansing flight and the reactions of neighbors ; March: A fiesty Californian beekeeper remembered, and, An update of the progress of the killer bee ; April: Various kinds of guests at the hive remembered, and, A survey of what people have believed we could learn from bees through the ages ; May: A visit to Lennart, and, His girls remembered, and, Answers to the questions: Why do bees sting? How are bee stings best treated? and Is protective clothing necessary? ; June: A swarm that caused problems remembered, and, Accounts of rows between neighbors and how people dealt with swarms in the past ; July: A walk in Yorkshire remembered, and, A comparison between heather and chestnut honey ; August: A honey tasting and a lecture on honey remembered, and, A description of today's honey fraud ; September: A tricky question recalled, and, Repeated attempts to understand Rudolf Steiner's thoughts on bees ; October: Brother Adam remembered, and, His posthumous reputation and the scandal he managed to miss ; November: A trip to Paris remembered, and, A report from the village of Älghult ; December: A mysterious honey remembered, and, The art of tasting the difference between one honey and another

part 2. Bee welcome, or not ; The bee war on Læsø ; Natural or just natural-seeming beekeeping? ; Postscript ; Bee museums around the world ; Shops specialising in honey and honey products.