Includes index.

There are around 20,000 different species of bees -- What is a honeybee? -- The bee's knees -- We love honeybees, and we love honey -- Where does honey come from? -- What's happening in the hive? -- What makes bees so bee-rilliant? -- What is pollination? -- Why do we need pollination? -- And there's a lot more to know about the honeybee -- How is a worker honeybee born? -- Who is queen bee? -- How do honeybees talk to each other? -- What is a swarm? -- Who eats honeybees? -- So what's the sting in the tail? -- Why are there fewer bees around? -- What would we do without bees? -- Why do we need to help the bees? -- What can you do to help? -- Have a bee-friendly garden -- The bee all and end all.

DK's The Bee Book is a wonderful introduction to the humble honeybee: nature's hardest worker, and much more than just a provider of honey! Bees are incredibly industrious, brilliant at building, super social, and--most importantly--responsible for a third of every mouthful of food you eat! Find out how bees talk to one another, what it takes to become a queen bee, what the life of a worker bee is like, and more.