Introduction 1 Life as a Superorganism How the cooperative nature of the beehive makes honey bees unique 2 Busy as a Bee How honey bees organize an amazing and ever-shifting workforce 3 What Bees Like From flowers to fallen trees, things that attract honey bees and help them thrive 4 The Bees' Knees An up-close look at the honey bee's bodily wonders and how they connect to nature 5 Life as a Bee How a honey bee sense and experiences the world 6 Buzzwords The charming language of honey bees 7 Drama Queens Explosive sex scenes, death matches, and other tantalizing tales from the hive 8 What Bees Don't Like From bright lights to bananas, things that stress out honey bees and make them defensive 9 Universal Bee The honey bee's characteristics and why we admire them Bibliography by Chapter Acknowledgments Index.